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Carbon Emission
To Protect Bodies Of Water From Any Harm By Utilizing Technological And Traditional Methods
What is Carbon Emission?
The shipping industry is responsible for around 940 million tonnes of CO2 annually, which is at least 2.5% of the world’s total CO2 emissions. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colourless, odourless and non-poisonous gas formed by combustion of carbon and in the respiration of living organisms and is considered a greenhouse gas. Emissions means the release of greenhouse gases and/or their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and period of time. Carbon dioxide emissions or CO2 emissions are emissions stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement; they include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels as well as gas flaring.
How does it affect the Ocean?
Because of human-driven increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, there is more CO2 dissolving into the ocean. The ocean's average pH is now around 8.1 , which is basic (or alkaline), but as the ocean continues to absorb more CO2, the pH decreases and the ocean becomes more acidic. The continual absorption of CO2 increases acidity levels, and—when combined with the warming of our oceans—more coral reefs are dying off and can no longer offer a healthy ocean habitat for the species that rely on them for food and protection. The massive amount of carbon dioxide being absorbed by the ocean dissolves in seawater as carbonic acid. This process is known as ocean acidification, and it's literally causing a sea change that is threatening the fundamental chemical balance of ocean and coastal waters from pole to pole. According to the European Environment Agency’s in 2019, greenhouse gas emissions data, emissions by 11.600 vessels, added up to over 138 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in that year, representing 3.7% of total EU CO2 emissions. What is more, the report presents that approximately two-thirds of the reported CO2 emissions are related to voyages to or from a port outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Only 32% of the total CO2 emissions came from voyages inside the EEA, while emissions from ships in EEA ports stood for 6% of total emissions. For the records, containerships marked the largest share of total emissions, with over 30%. At the same time, bulk carriers emitted approximately 13% of all reported CO2 emissions for a distance traveled of around 55 million nautical miles. Furthermore, the vast majority of the vessels, have already reduced their speed in comparison to 2008 by around -15% to -20%.
