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Shipping sector sets course for zero carbon vessels, fuel by 2030

Mon, 23rd Sep 2019 13:00

By Jonathan Saul

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Leading ports, banks, oil and
shipping companies on Monday launched an initiative which aims
to have ships and marine fuels with zero carbon emissions on the
high seas by 2030, in another step by the maritime sector to
reduce CO2.

International shipping accounts for 2.2% of global carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions and the U.N.'s International Maritime
Organization (IMO), has a long-term goal to cut greenhouse gas
emissions by 50% from 2008 levels by 2050.

Achieving this target will require the fast tracking of zero
emissions fuels and commercially viable ships by 2030 as these
vessels will still be part of the ocean going fleet in 2050.

Sixty commercial groups including shipping companies such as
A.P. Moller Maersk, which owns the world's biggest
container shipping line, commodities players such as COFCO
International, Cargill, Trafigura, mining group Anglo American
as well as banks such as Citigroup, ABN AMRO
and Societe Generale have committed to the
"Getting to Zero Coalition".

The coalition is pushing for vessels and fuels to be ready
by 2030 and supported by the required infrastructure.

"Decarbonizing maritime shipping is a huge task with no
simple answer, but it has to be done," said Ben van Beurden,
chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, which has also
joined.

"We intend to be part of the long-term, zero-carbon,
solution by seeking out the most feasible technologies that can
work at a global scale. Starting now is essential because ships
built today will stay on the water for decades."

A.P. Moller Maersk's chief executive Soren Skou said a shift
in propulsion technologies or a shift to clean fuels was
required, "which implies close collaboration from all parties".

"The coalition launched today is a crucial vehicle to make
this collaboration happen," Skou said.

The IMO has adopted mandatory rules for new vessels to boost
fuel efficiency as a means of cutting CO2 from ship engines. A
final IMO plan on measures is not expected until 2023.

In June, leading banks joined a separate initiative called
the "Poseidon Principles", which will for the first time
integrate efforts to cut CO2 emissions into banks' decision
making when providing loans to shipping companies.

The steps highlight how businesses are having to respond to
moves by investors around the world to factor environment,
social and governance risk into their commercial strategy as
pressure from climate activists builds.

The Getting to Zero Coalition, which is a partnership
between the non-profit bodies the Global Maritime Forum, the
Friends of Ocean Action and the World Economic Forum, will
present the initiative at the UN's Climate Action Summit in New
York on Monday.

Ports including Europe's leading terminals Rotterdam and
Antwerp have also joined and the project has separately been
endorsed by the governments of Belgium, France, Denmark, Palau,
Chile, Morocco, South Korea, Ireland, Britain, Sweden and New
Zealand.
(editing by David Evans)

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