There are over 87,000 ships plying the world's oceans with around 80 percent of global trade by volume carried by ships. Ships burn the dirtiest of all fuels, known as “bunker” fuel. It is a low-quality fuel made from the dregs of the oil refining process, a gunky, tar-like substance left behind after oil is refined. Merchant ships burn approximately 300 million metric tons of dirty fossil fuels each year, emitting roughly 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in the process, equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of Japan. According to the World Shipping Council, the average lifespan of a container ship is a paltry 26 years. It has become economically viable for the owners of the ships to drive their vessels onto the beaches of developing countries, leaving the dirty and unsafe business of dismantling them to lower paid workers.
4467 A container ship washed up and broken in half, on a beach in Bangladesh. 2. Impacts, 1. Causes Climate Visuals Principles: 1. Show real people not staged photo-ops, 2. Tell new stories, 6. Show local (but serious) climate impacts, 4. Climate impacts are emotionally powerful There are over 87,000 ships plying the world's oceans with around 80 percent of global trade by volume carried by ships. Ships burn the dirtiest of all fuels, known as “bunker” fuel. It is a low-quality fuel made from the dregs of the oil refining process, a gunky, tar-like substance left behind after oil is refined. Merchant ships burn approximately 300 million metric tons of dirty fossil fuels each year, emitting roughly 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in the process, equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of Japan. According to the World Shipping Council, the average lifespan of a container ship is a paltry 26 years. It has become economically viable for the owners of the ships to drive their vessels onto the beaches of developing countries, leaving the dirty and unsafe business of dismantling them to lower paid workers. City: Chittagong Region: Sitakund Country: Bangladesh Agency: Climate Visuals Creative Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Mandatory Credit: Michael Hall / Climate Visuals Michael Hall has been a practising professional photographer for over 25 years. Throughout that time, he has built a considerable reputation in Australia and Internationally as both a fine art and commercial photographer. He was selected as Photographer of the Year in 2006 by the Federation of European Photographers, and in 2009 was a Hasselblad Masters finalist. Commercially, Michael has worked with numerous advertising, design and brand agencies on a wide range of projects, including national and global ad campaigns. As well as winning numerous awards, his commercial work has also featured in Lurtzer’s Archive, Graphis, Communication Arts & PDN. Michael’s fine art work focuses specifically on exploring human impact upon the environment. For the past five years he has committed his time and energy on a self commissioned photographic project – a project that engages with compelling and often confronting issues that ultimately affect us all. He is currently undertaking an extensive project to document the causes and effects of our changing climate to improve ecological awareness around the world. This body of work has received endorsements from The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, Prof. Tim Flannery & Emeritus Prof. Dexter Dunphy. Michael is a regular presenter of his work internationally. He is currently a Creative Fellow of The Climate Institute in Australia. He resides in Sydney with his wife and three children. Photographer name: Michael Hall Photographer based in: Australia Social media: www.instagram.com/michael_hall_photography Website: www.michael-hall-myqd.squarespace.com/
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