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Imogen Thompson wins the 2015 Voorhees-Large Prize
Imogen Thompson wins the 2015 Voorhees-Large Prize. 26 May 2016. Imogen Thompson (MSc Transport and City Planning 2014/15) has been awarded the 2015 Voorhees-Large Prize for her dissertation ‘Identifying the Impact of Transport Connectivity on…
The Bartlett School of Planning
UCL-Energy at the UN's 69th Marine Environment Protection Committee
On 18-22 April, the UN’s body responsible for regulating shipping, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), met for the 69th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).…
UCL Energy Institute
CO2 emissions for every ship for every hour, now that's big data!
CO2 emissions for every ship for every hour, now that's big data! 19 April 2016. Researchers at UCL Energy Institute use the methodology they developed for the Third IMO GHG Study 2014 and AIS data to estimate emissions from five different ship…
UCL Energy Institute
Gender, climate change and urbanisation: Revisiting the links
There is a growing body of work exploring the relationship between gender and climate change, gender and urbanisation, and the links between urbanisation and climate change.…
Development Planning Unit
Dr Tristan Smith selected to be on Carbon War Room's Shipping Efficiency Advisory Board
Dr Tristan Smith joins a team of eminent industry figures to guide Carbon War Room’s strategy on continuing to reduce carbon emissions profitably in shipping.…
UCL Energy Institute
PhD Studentship in Shipping/Transport Analysis
PhD Studentship in Shipping/Transport Analysis. 26 February 2016. The UCL Energy Institute invites applications for a fully funded (UK/EU fees plus stipend) 3 year PhD studentship jointly funded by the Carbon War Room under the Impact Award. Details:…
UCL Energy Institute
UCL-Energy and Carbon War Room report states wind technology can yield 60% fuel savings for ships
UCL-Energy and Carbon War Room report states wind technology can yield 60% fuel savings for ships. 23 February 2016. The UCL Energy Institute and the Carbon War Room have published a paper reviewing the opportunities and barriers to the adoption of…
UCL Energy Institute
AIS data suggests that ships are not slowing down when switching to more expensive fuels
AIS data suggests that ships are not slowing down when switching to more expensive fuels. 29 January 2016. Researchers from UCL-Energy and UCL Research Software Development Group have published a paper, Investigating shipping behaviour in Emission…
UCL Energy Institute
UCL-Energy academics explore cost-effectiveness of CO2 emission reductions from passenger aircraft
UCL-Energy senior academic, Professor Andreas Schafer is the lead author on ‘Costs of mitigating CO2 emissions from passenger aircraft’ published by Nature Climate Change.…
UCL Energy Institute
UCL-Energy named in Lloyd's List top 10 regulators of 2015
UCL-Energy named in Lloyd's List top 10 regulators of 2015. 15 January 2016. UCL-Energy has been included in Lloyd’s List’s top 10 regulators of the shipping industry in 2015, alongside organisations such as the European Union, the International…
UCL Energy Institute