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... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 40 Corbett is Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, Newark; Winebrake is Professor and Chair, Department of Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York; and Wang is Policy Analyst, International Council on Clean Transportation, Washington, D.C. The burning of carbon-rich fossil fuels topower marine vessels and other trans-portation modes contributes worldwideto the risk of climate change from the atmospheric buildup of carbon dioxide (CO2)
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... TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 41 Emissions Types and Effects In addition to GHGs, shipping emits other substances that have detrimental impacts on the atmosphere, coastal environments, and human health. According to the Second IMO Greenhouse Gas Study 2009, GHGs from ships include CO2, volatile organic compounds (VOC)
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... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 42 affect the emissions of SOx and NOx from shipping; prospective policy actions on trends in CO2 emissions are less clear and still uncertain. Figure 3 (facing page)
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... TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 43 example, requires the reduction of GHG emissions from all economic sectors, including ships in port. Some regional port authorities are participating in environmental mitigation programs that address energy use and emissions.
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... Further Reading Brigham, L., R McCalla, E
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... TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 45 The Kyoto Protocol of the UnitedNations (U.N.) Framework Convention on Climate Change delegates authority for controlling the greenhouse gas (GHG)
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