Thread by @HIThomasFranke

... and submitted! 🥳
For us as a research group working on human-energy interaction this paper is a milestone.
Preparation started 5 years ago, including securing of funding. Such a lot of work.
And maritime research is back in Lübeck - queen of the hanseatic league!

@UniLuebeck When I became a professor for #EngineeringPsychology @UniLuebeck back in 2016 after winning the Human Factors Prize for HF research on Sustainability by @HFES in 2015 with my team from @TUChemnitz for our research on user-range interaction in electric vehicles I was like: ...

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz ... now that I have moved to Schleswig-Holstein - the leading region of the energy transition in Germany - my research is to focus even more on human-energy relations. So my question was: ...

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz What is the human-machine system of the future, where the daily decisions of one single human have the greatest impact on global CO2 emissions? 🤔

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz So first sub-question:
Which energy & CO2-intensive systems will still exist in the future?
Big power plants? - rather not
Airplanes? - probably much less
And which of the systems that will persist consume the most energy?
And which will be most difficult to decarbonize?

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz Easy answer: ships crossing our oceans 🚢🛳️🌊
"In 2018, approximately 3% of the world’s carbon output was attributed to the shipping industry and an increase of 50% (!!) can be expected by 2050, endangering global emissions goals"

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz Just imagine:
Already today energy costs make up 60-70% of a ship’s total operating costs!
And a total of 50.000 ships make 3% of world’s carbon emissions!
The daily decisions of 50.000 humans (i.e. captains) drive 3% of global emissions
THIS IS HUGE!

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz If you want to get an impression of these dimensions, just go to marinetraffic.com and zoom out.
A live view of approx. 50.000 humans in charge of driving 3% of global CO2 emissions - every minute, 24/7, every day of the year!
What a contribution to climate change!

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz However - we will not be able to stop ship traffic unless we stop globalisation.
And yes: system change, not climate change!
Yet, ending globalisation would potentially be quite a devastating paradigm shift.
And: maritime transport is indeed very energy efficient.
Only ...

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz ... it is also hard to decarbonize.
So the question is: How do we best reduce CO2 emissions of the maritime industry?
Wrong questions!
We have to work on all emission reduction approaches in parallel!
We need a total-solution approach.
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@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz And this includes understanding the human factors in ship energy efficiency - thus an #engineeringspychology on human-energy interaction at - so ship crews’ motivation, perceived influence & strategies in onboard energy-efficient operations.

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz Interestingly this research on human factors in ship energy efficiency is still in its infancy with only a handful of researchers worldwide publishing on the subject - all in the Baltic Sea region.

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz So we are very excited that we have now completed the development of this manuscript - a work of 5 years from start to finish. Of course, for us it was clear that we would submit this work to key journal ERSS - founded & managed by @BenjaminSovaco1.
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@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz @BenjaminSovaco1 Let's see how the reviewers appreciate our mixed methods approach with empirical data from a total of 88 seafarers. And of course - more papers are yet to come in the frame of our #MariData project @UniLuebeck funded by the @BMWK headed by minister Robert Habeck.

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz @BenjaminSovaco1 @BMWK Want to know more on the project? Check out this thread ⬇️ or stay tuned with hashtag #MariData

https://twitter.com/HIThomasFranke/status/1326508982572355586

@UniLuebeck @HFES @TUChemnitz @BenjaminSovaco1 @BMWK Or just spend 3 minutes on the excellent talk of the paper's first author Mourad Zoubir who also bravely overcame his susceptibility to seasickness during the on-board interviews described in the paper.