The handmaiden's emissions: international shipping in changing climates (Tristan Smit - 26 Jan 2016)

source: UCL Lunch Hour Lectures    2016年2月1日
Speaker: Dr Tristan Smith
UCL Bartlett School of Environment Energy and Resources
International shipping is the system that enables globalisation. The way it quietly and efficiently executes its role has led to its labelling as 'the handmaiden of world trade'. But this enabler of export-led economic growth is also heavily dependent on fossil fuels, which have significant and growing environmental impacts.