SHIPPING decarbonisation requires more exacting standards and greater regulation, according to the Royal Belgian Shipowners' Association.
'This decade we have to take decisive action if we want to limit global warming to well below two degrees Celsius as agreed in Paris seven years ago,' said the association's policy statement.
'It is not understandable why the European Commission did not propose 100 per cent greenhouse gas neutral fuels by 2050, claiming that efficiency efforts would be sufficient for reducing the remaining emissions,' said the association.
'The European Parliament should take the opportunity to boost our innovative industries that already invest in sustainable fuels and just wait for legislative incentives,' it said.
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'This decade we have to take decisive action if we want to limit global warming to well below two degrees Celsius as agreed in Paris seven years ago,' said the association's policy statement.
'It is not understandable why the European Commission did not propose 100 per cent greenhouse gas neutral fuels by 2050, claiming that efficiency efforts would be sufficient for reducing the remaining emissions,' said the association.
'The European Parliament should take the opportunity to boost our innovative industries that already invest in sustainable fuels and just wait for legislative incentives,' it said.
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