April 11, 2011
Maersk CO2 Down 5%, Report Says
Maersk Line cut its CO2 emissions by 4.6 percent in 2010, but says it still emitted “a considerable amount”.
The Danish shipping company emitted 31.6 million tons of CO2 in 2010, down from 33.7 million tons in 2009, according to the company’s 2010 sustainability progress report (pdf). Of last year’s figure, Maersk says, “This is a considerable amount and underlines the potential for improvement.”
The company has a target to reduce its CO2 emissions by 25 percent by 2020, from a 2007 baseline.
In February Maersk unveiled the Triple….
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