Sulfur dioxide emissions from international shipping increased by 70 percent between 1970 and 2019 to 10.9 million metric tons (MtSO₂). In 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduced new regulations that lowered the maximum percentage of sulfur content in marine fuels from 3.5 percent to 0.5 percent. These new limits are projected to have reduced global SO₂ emissions from international shipping to 2.5 MtSO₂.
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions from international shipping worldwide from 1970 to 2022
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Emissions in MtSO₂
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Carbon Brief. (July 3, 2023). Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions from international shipping worldwide from 1970 to 2022 (million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403996/international-shipping-sulfur-dioxide-emissions/
Carbon Brief. "Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions from international shipping worldwide from 1970 to 2022 (million metric tons)." Chart. July 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403996/international-shipping-sulfur-dioxide-emissions/
Carbon Brief. (2023). Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions from international shipping worldwide from 1970 to 2022 (million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403996/international-shipping-sulfur-dioxide-emissions/
Carbon Brief. "Sulfur Dioxide (So₂) Emissions from International Shipping Worldwide from 1970 to 2022 (Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403996/international-shipping-sulfur-dioxide-emissions/
Carbon Brief, Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions from international shipping worldwide from 1970 to 2022 (million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403996/international-shipping-sulfur-dioxide-emissions/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions from international shipping worldwide from 1970 to 2022 (million metric tons) [Graph], Carbon Brief, July 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403996/international-shipping-sulfur-dioxide-emissions/