19 min
Sailing green from port to port Nordic Talks
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- Society & Culture
Did you know that over 80 percent of goods traded internationally are transported by sea? This makes the shipping sector a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to reduce its carbon footprint are under way.
Green shipping corridors - routes between ports where all transport is emission-free - are part of the new wave of climate-friendly solutions. The Nordic countries and more than a dozen other nations are taking the lead in setting up these corridors, which they hope will set a precedent for the rest of the world.
In this episode, we look at the progress being made on creating the first green shipping corridors and investigate the environmental benefits of sailing green from port to port.
This episode comes from a Nordic Talks event held in Lisbon and arranged by the UN Global Compact Network in Norway in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy in Portugal, and the Danish and Swedish UN Global Compact Networks.
Did you know that over 80 percent of goods traded internationally are transported by sea? This makes the shipping sector a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to reduce its carbon footprint are under way.
Green shipping corridors - routes between ports where all transport is emission-free - are part of the new wave of climate-friendly solutions. The Nordic countries and more than a dozen other nations are taking the lead in setting up these corridors, which they hope will set a precedent for the rest of the world.
In this episode, we look at the progress being made on creating the first green shipping corridors and investigate the environmental benefits of sailing green from port to port.
This episode comes from a Nordic Talks event held in Lisbon and arranged by the UN Global Compact Network in Norway in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy in Portugal, and the Danish and Swedish UN Global Compact Networks.
19 min