Wind is a renewable energy source that is freely available on the world’s oceans. As shipping faces the challenge of reducing its dependence on fossil fuels and cutting its carbon emissions this paper seeks to explore the potential for harnessing wind power for shipping. Numerical models of...

For a high probability of avoiding dangerous interference with the climate system, all sectors must decarbonise over coming decades. Although shipping is an energy efficient transport mode, its emissions continue to grow. Compounding this, the sector's complexity, exclusion from emission...

chapter 1 Flying into Heavy Weather -- chapter 2 Aviation: Past, Present and Future -- chapter 3 Climate Change and Cumulative Emissions -- chapter 4 Opportunities for Aviation -- chapter 5 Climate and Aviation Policy -- chapter 6 Comparative Assessment -- chapter 7 Aviation in the Wider Energy...