WORLD shipping faces difficulties in meeting decarbonisation targets, with supply and demand balance needed if targets are to be met, the Global Maritime Forum's (GSF) annual summit in Athens heard, reports New York's Journal of Commerce.
The goal of having scalable zero-emission fuels account for five per cent of international shipping fuels by 2030 - a threshold regarded as critical if full decarbonisation is to be achieved by 2050 - was under pressure, said Lloyd's Register sustainability chief Katharine Palmer.
Said Ms Palmer: 'Companies are ordering zero-emission vessels but that is not enough to achieve the five per cent 2030. It's really about real-world action between the supply and demand actors coming together to make this happen.'
The briefing followed the release of the Global Maritime Forum's second 2030 progress report, 'Climate action in shipping, progress towards shipping's 2030 breakthrough.'
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The goal of having scalable zero-emission fuels account for five per cent of international shipping fuels by 2030 - a threshold regarded as critical if full decarbonisation is to be achieved by 2050 - was under pressure, said Lloyd's Register sustainability chief Katharine Palmer.
Said Ms Palmer: 'Companies are ordering zero-emission vessels but that is not enough to achieve the five per cent 2030. It's really about real-world action between the supply and demand actors coming together to make this happen.'
The briefing followed the release of the Global Maritime Forum's second 2030 progress report, 'Climate action in shipping, progress towards shipping's 2030 breakthrough.'
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