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Shipping currently accounts for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/ocean\/topics\/ocean-shipping\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eabout 3% of global annual greenhouse gas emissions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and the pressure is on shipping companies to meet these ambitious goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAcross Georgia Tech, researchers are working toward a sustainable future for ocean shipping. This includes \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/valerie-thomas\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EValerie Thomas\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the Anderson-Interface Chair of Natural Systems Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. She is scholar of energy systems, sustainability, assessment, and low-carbon transportation fuels, and her work touches many aspects of the maritime industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead the full story \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/researchers-help-maritime-industry-navigate-toward-sustainability\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are developing sustainable ocean shipping solutions to meet global emissions targets through eco-friendly fuels, optimized supply chains, and life-cycle assessments.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GT researchers Valerie Thomas and Patricia Stathatou are working toward a sustainable future for ocean shipping"}],"uid":"36284","created_gmt":"2024-06-12 02:19:38","changed_gmt":"2024-06-12 02:37:43","author":"chenriquez8","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674166":{"id":"674166","type":"image","title":"Patricia with the crew_0 (1).jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPatricia Stathatou (third from right), a researcher at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, with the carrier vessel\u0027s crew members. 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