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There are two serious health emergencies. The first, caused by COVID-19, is a deafening, immediate global health emergency that we experience as an immediate and urgent matter. The second, the emergency related to the pollution of the atmosphere from the use of fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil, is silent and not very perceptible, but it strikes hard. Find out more in the Energy Blog @ ETH Zurich. 

Shipping accounts for about 3% of global green-house gas emissions. Although targets have been set to reduce these emissions, they are not in line with the IPCC’s 1.5-degree scenario. As the industry is far from the consumer, the concept of “out of sight, out of mind” has so far protected it from public decarbonization pressures. Read more about it in the Energy Blog @ ETH Zurich.