From Staff Reports
CHARLOTTE â Centralina Regional Council announced the recipients of the Region of Excellence Awards in a virtual ceremony Wednesday. Presented annually, these awards recognize individuals, communities and organizations for their outstanding achievements in support of Centralinaâs mission to expand opportunity and improve quality of life in the nine-county, Centralina region which includes Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union counties.
âLocal governments nominated an innovative project, program, plan or individual that contributed to significant and positive advancements in the region this past yearâ said Geraldine Gardner, Centralina Regional Council executive director. âThe Region of Excellence Awards provides an excellent forum for county and community leaders to learn from best practices and to network with their peers in the region.â
Emitting less CO2 together: Container shipping holds course
With the implementation of IMO 2020, the shipping industry has proven that it, too, can take a major collective step towards lower sulphur emissions. The industry’s next goal: reducing CO2 emissions and thereby helping to slow down global warming.
“When it comes to climate-friendly measures, our overriding principle is to use as little energy as possible for as much transport performance as possible,” says Jörg Erdmann, Senior Director Sustainability at Hapag-Lloyd AG. “Since we are a container shipping company with over 230 vessels, this means that we mainly look at our fleet. That’s where we can reduce emissions the most.”