Earlier this year, countries at the UN agreed to step up climate action on one of the world’s greatest polluters: global shipping.
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Cop: Shipping industry updates decarbonisation pledges
Shipping industry participants have announced new or updaed initiatives within the Green Shipping Challenge – aimed at lowering carbon emissions in shipping – at the Cop 28 UN climate summit.
Denmark donates millions to support green shipping in developing countries
During the UN’s annual climate summit, Denmark has taken the initiative to strengthen maritime cooperation with developing countries to ensure that they meet the IMO’s 2030 target of a 40% reduction in carbon emissions from the global fleet.
Frontline: The question is whether the industry is ready for EU carbon quotas
Lars Barsad, CEO of the Oslo-listed tanker carrier Frontline, questions whether the industry is ready for the change that being
implemented in the EU’s carbon trading system, EU ETS, will bring.
Carbon calculators proliferate ahead of imminent EU ETS inclusion
With 26 days to go until shipping is included in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) brokers and tech firms are falling over
themselves to offer clients carbon calculators.
Joint private and public Commitments in favour of the decarbonisation of maritime transport
Acknowledging that decarbonising the global maritime transport in line with the revised 2023 IMO GHG Strategy will require unprecedented synergies as well as large investments from both public and private stakeholders.
Singapore, Los Angeles, Long Beach ports unveil green, digital shipping corridor partnership strategy
Today, at the 28th United Nations climate Change Conference, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach unveiled a Partnership Strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the Pacific Ocean.
Decarbonizing shipping: How to speed up the transition and ensure it’s fair
Maritime transport is in the spotlight at COP28, the UN’s annual climate change conference that kicked off on 30 November in Dubai.
Early movers crucial in closing $200 per container cost gap for zero emissions shipping in green corridors
A new report released today at the margins of COP28, details the annualised total costs of zero emission container vessels and the cost
difference on a per container basis for transpacific and coastal ships under different fuel pathways.
Looking beyond the engine: COP28 needs to focus on the availability and scalability of fuels
As all eyes turn to Dubai for COP28, the magnitude of the clean energy shipping challenge before us is daunting.