675088 news 1718158778 1718159863 <![CDATA[Researchers Help Maritime Industry Navigate Toward Sustainability]]> When people think of greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, what often comes to mind are airplanes and land vehicles like cars or trucks. But as efforts to slow climate change are ramping up, the spotlight is on another form of transport: ships. 

The U.N.’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set targets to reduce shipping greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2040, aiming for net-zero by 2050. Shipping currently accounts for about 3% of global annual greenhouse gas emissions, and the pressure is on shipping companies to meet these ambitious goals.

Across Georgia Tech, researchers are working toward a sustainable future for ocean shipping. This includes Valerie Thomas, the Anderson-Interface Chair of Natural Systems Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and in the School of Public Policy. She is scholar of energy systems, sustainability, assessment, and low-carbon transportation fuels, and her work touches many aspects of the maritime industry. 

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]]> 2024-06-11T00:00:00-04:00 Georgia Tech researchers are developing sustainable ocean shipping solutions to meet global emissions targets through eco-friendly fuels, optimized supply chains, and life-cycle assessments.

]]> 674166 image <![CDATA[Patricia with the crew_0 (1).jpg]]> Patricia Stathatou (third from right), a researcher at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, with the carrier vessel's crew members. (Credit: Patricia Stathatou)

]]> 257645 image/jpeg 674168 image <![CDATA[Cargo ship.png]]> Ocean shipping, the backbone of international trade, is significantly more energy efficient than air or land transport. However, cutting down on ocean freight carbon emissions will require a great deal of collaboration and effort.

]]> 257647 image/png 674165 image <![CDATA[pat water samples.png]]> Stathatou preserving water and washwater samples from the vessel's scrubber so they can be stored and analyzed later in the lab. (Credit: Patricia Stathatou)

]]> 257644 image/png 674164 image <![CDATA[Pat funnel.jpg]]> Stathatou prepares to measure particulate matter emissions in the vessel's funnel — a very windy area of the ship. (Credit: Patricia Stathatou)

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