Last December the government leaders and representatives emerging from COP21 meetings in Paris announced a major breakthrough with a global commitment to reducing environmental pollution.
The maritime community, represented globally through the International Maritime Organization, is the only sector to have already applied stringent requirements to reduce emissions from the global maritime fleet.
CLIA actively supported the development and implementation of these measures, including a mandatory 30% reduction in carbon dioxide emission rates by 2025 for new ships.
This was the first global and legally binding greenhouse gas reduction regime for an entire international industry.
Still, in its report, CLIA said it, IMO and the shipping business recognize that more needs to be done.
Further environmental efforts detailed in the port include how some ships recycle or repurpose nearly 100% of the waste generated on board by reducing, reusing, donating, recycling and converting waste into energy.
Cruise ship waste management professionals recycle 60% more waste per person than the average person recycles on shore each day.
When it comes to wastewater treatment, many cruise ships use advanced systems that can produce cleaner effluent than the treatment systems of most coastal cities in the US.
The full CLIA report is here.
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