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The Council is a strategic advisory body tasked with informing the development and implementation of the first UK Clean Maritime Plan and brings together government alongside leading experts from industry and academia, working together to set the blueprint for a pathway to zero-emission shipping for the UK.

The need to tackle maritime air quality and greenhouse gas emissions is clear. Air pollution is a major public health risk ranking alongside cancer, heart disease and obesity. In 2016, domestic shipping emissions accounted for 11% of the UK鈥檚 total domestic NOX emissions, 2% of PM2.5 and 7% of SO2. International shipping emissions also have a significant impact on air quality in the UK due to shipping lanes and engine operation while in UK ports.

On GHG鈥檚, international shipping is responsible for approximately 2% of global CO2 emissions, and there are projections that if no action is taken then by 2050 maritime transport emissions will account for a fifth of global CO2 emissions. 果冻影院 and Ricardo Energy & Environment also estimated that the domestic shipping industry in聽UK consumes 250% more fuel than previously estimated.听

Dr Tristan Smith, Reader, 果冻影院 Energy Institute:聽

鈥�We鈥檙e pleased to join the Clean Maritime Council to accelerate potential solutions for shipping鈥檚 zero emissions transition. By joining the Council, we hope we can provide evidence, inspiration and focus for shipping鈥檚 collective efforts to ensure zero emissions happens swiftly and with minimal cost and disruption to trade鈥�