The Global Maritime Forum on Thursday (1 December) announced a new Insight Brief prepared by several authors that summarises discussions from the Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit around the policy imperative to decarbonise shipping in line with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degree Celsius temperature goal, in the context of the momentum for policy action that has emerged over the past years.
The brief titled Shipping’s urgent need for Paris-aligned regulation said the Global Maritime Forum discussions echoed the now wide call from across shipping’s industry associations for IMO to adopt a high ambition GHG Strategy and associated regulation to transform shipping and ensure a level playing field and commercial viability.
The main findings of this Insight Brief are that:
Following these recommendations and steps to take for the IMO, the paper suggests they are more likely to create strong demand for SZEFs, zero emission technologies and vessels, which will maximise the required investments in shipping decarbonisation including the critically important land-side investment in new scalable zero emission energy supply chains. Strong, clear regulation at the IMO is the safest way to ensure that both the fleet and fuels needed will be available in the quantities needed for a 1.5-aligned transition.
The available time to reduce GHG emissions in line with 1.5 is so compressed, that failure to agree on science-based interim targets in 2023 could mean that investments and an orderly transition would no-longer be possible.
The paper further stresses that shipping’s decarbonisation transition will have huge implications for seafarers and maritime workers across the value chain. It is critically important that the voice of seafarers is listened to in the revision of the Strategy and policy measures, and in the continuous work to review and improve regulation.
There is a need for stakeholders in the shipping industry and value chain to help amplify these requests. The damage to the industry that can result from the significant downside risk of a late, disorderly, or globally fragmented transition means that it’s in our collective interest that IMO provides clarity and ensures a level-playing field by taking the above steps. Now is the time to seize the window of opportunity and put trust in the IMO to adopt a clear and ambitious strategy with the policies the industry and its value chain needs to manage the risks and opportunities of important new investments.
Note: The full ‘Shipping’s urgent need for Paris-aligned regulation insight’ brief can be found here.
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Published: 7 December, 2022
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