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Christian Charisius.

Lost at sea.

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    The environmental footprint of shipping

    Almost all of the commercial ships in the world burn carbon-emitting marine fuel oil.

    The shipping industry uses 4.5 million barrels of fossil fuels per day.

    There will be 3 million electric vehicle sales in 2020.

    Each year, Maersk will need 450,000 metric tons of green fuel.

    What supply backlogs look like from space

    Satellites could see port traffic jams because of the supply chain crunch. A time lapse video of ships stuck waiting outside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach was compiled from a series of satellite images.

    Image copyright: Spire Global

    Decarbonizing shipping

    The cost to decarbonize global shipping over the next 20 to 30 years is over $1 trillion. The industry is far behind doing its part to meet the Paris Agreement's goal to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, but in recent years retailers and shipping lines have begun making public pledges to decarbonize freight.