Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:13 AM PST
International
shipping accounts for about 3 percent of the world's emissions of
carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas widely blamed for global warming.
This share could go to 18 percent by 2050 if regulation is not in place,
according to the International Maritime Organization. Maritime
shipping also produces significant NOx and SOx emissions, which account
for as many as 50,000 premature deaths a year in Europe alone.http://theenergycollective.com/jim-greenberger/138561/water-and-batteries-mix-after-all-growing-market-advanced-maritime-batteries?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29
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