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'Wind is abundant, exclusive and freely available': How sails could help the shipping industry navigate a low carbon future

Shipping

'Wind is abundant, exclusive and freely available': How sails could help the shipping industry navigate a low carbon future

Technical paper from the Institute for Mechanical Engineers (IMech) argues 21st century wind sails and slower journeys can slash shipping emissions in the short-term

clock 26 April 2021 • 7 min read
Britain once ruled the waves: it can do so again

Shipping

Britain once ruled the waves: it can do so again

At the start of London International Shipping Alliance, Diane Gilpin of the Smart Green Shipping Alliance argues a new low carbon policy push would revive the UK's shipyards

clock 12 September 2017 •
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