Climate and air quality impact of using ammonia as an alternative shipping fuel

As carbon-free fuel, ammonia has been proposed as an alternative fuel to facilitate maritime decarbonization. Deployment of ammonia-powered ships is proposed as soon as 2024. However, NO _x , NH _3 and N _2 O from ammonia combustion could impact air quality and climate. In this study, we assess whet...

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Main Authors: Anthony Y H Wong, Noelle E Selin, Sebastian D Eastham, Christine Mounaïm-Rousselle, Yiqi Zhang, Florian Allroggen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad5d07