Carbon emissions from coal shipping remained strong in 2020 despite pandemic: Study

A new study shows that carbon emissions produced from seaborne coal exports stayed steady in 2020 despite the impact of Covid-19 on consumption.

Carbon emissions produced from seaborne coal exports stayed steady last year despite the impact of the coronavirus on consumption, a study showed on Wednesday, although the sector faces growing environmental scrutiny. NEW | Coal shipped overseas produced more emissions than India last year, accounting for a tenth of global annual energy-related CO2 emissions in 2020.Despite this, the coal export sector largely escapes scrutiny.https://t.co/rnu5FHumkJ pic.twitter.com/Z2JBUdXAT0 Coal is among the biggest commodities transported by the dry bulk shipping sector and European countries have already scaled back usage as they look for greener alternatives. Research published on Wednesday by independent climate think tank Ember showed seaborne coal exports were estimated to account for 3.1 billion tonnes of CO2 produced in 2020, or some 10% of total energy-related CO2 emissions last year.