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 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 dioxide (SO₂) emissions from international shipping worldwide from 1970 to 2022 (million metric tons)
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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 June 18, 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 June 18, 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: June 18, 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 June 18, 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/