The International Maritime Organization’s 2023 Revised Strategy for reduction of emissions from ships includes provisions which direct a just and equitable transition. Under the agreed timelines, IMO member states must secure agreement on both technical and economic elements in the basket of measures to reduce GHG emissions by April 2025.
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Johannes Bochdalofsky: Alternative fuels for the maritime sector based on desert-land farmed seaweed
Role of seaweed can play in decarbonizing shipping.
How the Shipping Industry Is Trying to Cut Its Billion Tons of CO2 Emissions
Shipping’s global regulator is pushing the industry to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. Getting there will mean transforming a sector that’s still largely powered by fossil fuels and accounts for about 3% of human-made carbon dioxide.
This net-zero boat could revolutionize maritime travel
A boat pulled into Boston’s Rowes Wharf recently that’s unlike any other vessel in the world. Its name is the Energy Observer, and it’s been traveling the globe for seven years using only renewable power to spread the word of sustainability on the sea.
Hydrogen and ammonia: the risk of climate-damaging leaks
Green hydrogen – produced by the electrolysis of water using renewable energies – is seen by the European Union (EU) as a cornerstone of the energy transition.
Alternatives to polluting container ships are already on the horizon
The sea freight sector is currently considering its future energy transformation. To achieve this, the elimination of heavy fuel oil is essential, although its replacement inevitably poses major technical and logistical challenges.
Groundbreaking climate opinion from international court – States must go further to address GHG emissions
States must take “all necessary measures” to prevent, reduce and control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from any source – simply participating in global efforts is not necessarily enough.
Norway goes big on hydrogen- and ammonia-fuelled ships
Norwegian state-owned Enova selects six projects that will build 15 ships using zero-carbon fuels to advance the value chains for both hydrogen and ammonia as marine fuels
New tech will trap CO2 from cargo ships and store it in the ocean
US company Calcarea is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the exhaust of cargo ships. Pictured is a prototype reactor at the Port of Los Angeles.
Green challenge: can the shipping industry clean up its act?
James McKenzie looks at the global shipping industry which is making amazing progress on decarbonization