The Environmentalist
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The cleaning of inland shipping
23/10/2019COMMENT: The first London conference dedicated to accelerating the uptake of disruptive and lower emissions’ propulsion technologies for inland shipping has been held at The Crystal by the Port of London Authority, writes Charles Haine. READ more
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IMO 2020 - who is going to pay
20/09/2019Much has been written about January 1st, 2020 and the introduction of IMO 2020, writes Dean Davison. READ more
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New era of financing in the maritime sector
29/08/2019COMMENT: While the media steers us towards the soap opera of turmoil in governing and geopolitics, in the UK at least, some positive initiatives are flowing into the marine space, writes Charles Haine READ more
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Barrelling down to net-zero
03/06/2019COMMENT: The force is strong at the moment. The push for immediate action on climate risks from David Attenborough, the BBC, youth protests and Greta Thunberg (calling out politicians for procrastination) is gaining traction, writes Charles Haine READ more
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Get set for energy savings
02/05/2019COMMENT: The surge in awareness towards accelerated action on climate change and governments and companies seeking transition to carbon neutrality both require tackling the challenge of rising energy costs, writes Charles Haine READ more
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Glimpse of a hydrogen future
18/03/2019COMMENT: The transition away from fossil fuels in the ports and maritime sector poses conundrums, opportunities and — at the moment — many challenges, and the huge costs involved are causing headaches, writes Charles Haine. READ more
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Setting useful air strategies takes time
03/03/2019COMMENT: The UK didn’t waste any time in releasing its Clean Air Strategy in 2019: it was published on January 14, writes Charles Haine. READ more
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Reality check on climate timeline
31/01/2019COMMENT: Last year, we saw so many stories about the lost opportunities for real leadership in politics, energy and climate change, that many will have missed the flurry of activity in extra time, writes Charles Haine. READ more
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Problems with public port access
20/12/2018COMMENT: This issue, I’d like to tackle a social aspect in the interaction between port and neighbourhood, writes Charles Haine. READ more
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Walk the talk on plastic use
29/10/2018COMMENT: The progress of various contraptions traversing the oceans to clean up the plastic swamp in the Pacific has been met with much fanfare, but also derision, writes Charles Haine. READ more
