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Shipping trade measures real carbon emissions for first time

(Eco Business, 28 Apr 2022) One of the hardest industries to decarbonise is deploying a carbon measurement system that could enable a more reliable path to net-zero.

Shipping is one of the toughest industries to decarbonise with efforts complicated by the difficulty to accurately measure the emissions of vessels.

To get a clearer picture of the emissions of ships, eight of the world’s biggest shipping and supply chain firms are installing carbon measurement hardware onboard vessels and at ports, it was announced on Thursday.

Maritime emissions are typically measured using mathematical models or visual analysis of exhaust stack smoke. The use of online carbon calculators have produced a range of different results depending on the technology used, which makes tracking the decarbonisation of the sector unreliable. The cost of hardware, high temperatures in exhaust stacks and harsh weather conditions have further stalled efforts to install carbon measurement technology.

Developed by French startup Everimpact, the technology uses sensors to measure carbon emissions in real-time. It has been applied to urban settings and refineries until now but this is the first time it will be deployed on ships. 

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Eco Business, 28 Apr 2022: Shipping trade measures real carbon emissions for first time