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Decarbonization in shipyard cities: a holistic approach to sustainability assessment. In maritime decarbonization: practical tools, case studies and decarbonization

Decarbonization in shipyard cities: a holistic approach to sustainability assessment. In maritime decarbonization: practical tools, case studies and decarbonization
Decarbonization in shipyard cities: a holistic approach to sustainability assessment. In maritime decarbonization: practical tools, case studies and decarbonization
Although around 96% of greenhouse gas emissions occur during the operational phase of a ship, the contribution of the shipbuilding phase to greenhouse gas emissions is expected to increase in view of the energy transition towards zero emission fuels. There is therefore room for improvement in decarbonizing the manufacturing of ships. The author of this chapter reports on the analysis of data about a sample of shipyards, and identifies that the focus on decarbonization is strongest in developed countries and is progressively weaker in shipyards in developing and least developed countries. The author goes on to identify a number of reasons why this is so.
347-367
Springer Cham
Vakili, Seyedvahid
87fcd634-ca9f-466c-93b4-0432809e5287
Lind, M.
Lehmacher, W.
Ward, R.
Vakili, Seyedvahid
87fcd634-ca9f-466c-93b4-0432809e5287
Lind, M.
Lehmacher, W.
Ward, R.

Vakili, Seyedvahid (2023) Decarbonization in shipyard cities: a holistic approach to sustainability assessment. In maritime decarbonization: practical tools, case studies and decarbonization. In, Lind, M., Lehmacher, W. and Ward, R. (eds.) Maritime Decarbonization. Springer Cham, pp. 347-367. (doi:10.1007/978-3-031-39936-7_26).

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Although around 96% of greenhouse gas emissions occur during the operational phase of a ship, the contribution of the shipbuilding phase to greenhouse gas emissions is expected to increase in view of the energy transition towards zero emission fuels. There is therefore room for improvement in decarbonizing the manufacturing of ships. The author of this chapter reports on the analysis of data about a sample of shipyards, and identifies that the focus on decarbonization is strongest in developed countries and is progressively weaker in shipyards in developing and least developed countries. The author goes on to identify a number of reasons why this is so.

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Published date: 18 October 2023

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Local EPrints ID: 508912
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/508912
PURE UUID: 02e5691f-0222-4afb-9ef9-6e99bf6b1d59
ORCID for Seyedvahid Vakili: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6153-8646

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Author: Seyedvahid Vakili ORCID iD
Editor: M. Lind
Editor: W. Lehmacher
Editor: R. Ward

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