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1990 and 2003 by 80 per cent. According to an unpublished report by the
International Maritime Organisation, shipping emitted around 800 million
tonnes of CO
2
in 2007, which amounts to almost three per cent of global
emissions. This means shipping related CO
2
emissions have almost doubled
over the past ten years. Other sources are indicating even higher figures, up
to 1210 million tonnes or nearly 4.5 per cent of global CO
2
emissions.
...
by medium-haul plane
(5 000 to 8 000 km)
...
by long-haul plane
(more than 8 000 km)
209
117
Shipping one tonne of goods
100 kilometres
by train in Europe
2,3
Shipping one tonne of goods
100 kilometres
by short-haul plane
(less than 5 000 km)
330
1996
estimates
437
2007
estimates
Million tons of CO
2
1 210
800
How much is emitted
by ships?
“ The world's burgeoning shipping fleet
currently emits 1.21 thousand million tonnes
[ of CO
2
]
a year, the draft UN report seen by
the Guardian says, constituting nearly 4.5%
of world emissions.”
Sources: Inputs from the International Maritime
Organization (IMO);
John Vidal, “
Shipping boom fuels rising tide of global CO
2
emissions
”, The Guardian, 13 February 2008;
www.oceana.org/climate.Source:
Study of Greenhouse
Gas Emissions from Ships,
Final Report to the
International Maritime
Organization, March 2000
.
“The shipping sector’s share of the global
CO2 emissions in 2007, due to the
significant increase in world trade, is at
present about 3 %
.”
[around 800 million
tonnes of carbon dioxide each year]