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Autumn 2015 European Energy Innovation

PORTS

Carbon Emissions Reduction:
a reality for European terminal
operators

The reduction of carbon steps to calculate and reduce emissions, it is important
emissions is one of the emissions. that operators only calculate
major challenges facing emissions for which they are
the European transport To reduce emissions, operators accountable for. For instance,
chain. To ensure the sustainability must first be aware of their in a seaport terminal, seaborne
of this vital supply chain, it is emissions and gauge them vessels are a large source of
crucial that operators within the against a benchmark period emissions (up to 75%), and ports
chain take responsibility for the (for instance; annual carbon and terminals have no control
emissions and, ultimately, take emissions). When calculating over their emissions.

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