Adverse effects of climate change include flooding , severe storms , melting of permafrost and polar ice , and extreme temperatures that make large regions of the world uninhabitable . Solutions are needed without delay .
On the sidelines of the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow in late 2021 , emissions from transportation and traffic were discussed by a number of nations – even though such emissions were strictly speaking not on the official agenda . The International Energy Agency has estimated that transportation is one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions .
Among other countries , Finland pledges to reduce traffic-based emissions in land , sea , and air transports . Representatives of the Finnish government noted after the conference that the Glasgow declarations will affirm Finland ’ s role as a hightechnology country developing climatefriendly transport solutions . New strategies for implementing coal-free maritime transports were deemed particularly important and urgent .
COAL-FREE SHIPPING
One example of the Glasgow conference initiatives for reducing ship emissions is the Clydebank declaration . It encourages countries to develop coal-free routes for maritime transports , in order to set an example for the rest of the world .
The declaration supports IMO ’ s actions for reducing ship emissions and strives to demonstrate that certain shipping routes can actually be operated with coal-free fuels , as early as in the next few years .
Although Finland yet has no such coal-free shipping routes , Finnish ships are increasingly being powered by biofuels or by various hybrid – partially electric – powering solutions . Furthermore , Finland ’ s numerous short-range coastal or ferry routes could have potential for pilot
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