Tag: energy
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The Pause That Might Just Save the Transition
By Charlie de Carbon So, the IMO blinked. The global carbon pricing plan for shipping is on hold, again. Cue the outrage, the finger pointing, the disappointment, the “we were so close” posts. But let’s be honest: anyone who’s ever tried to align 170 sovereign nations on a single fuel strategy knew this was coming.…
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Is a Low Carbon Levy a Green Light for Business as Usual?
Shipping’s decarbonisation debate has reached a fever pitch. The recent high-profile endorsements of a global carbon levy by major flag states Liberia and Panama might, at first glance, look like a game changer. But if you dig a bit deeper, there’s a risk that a compromised, low rate levy would do more to maintain the…
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Green Illusions: The Maritime Industry’s Decarbonisation Dilemma
On the voyage toward decarbonisation, the maritime industry is charting a perilous course through uncharted waters. While innovation glimmers on the horizon, the path forward remains obscured by compromise and half-measures. Every announcement of a wing or rotor sail installation, or a green-fuelled prototype ship, rings with optimism. Yet the deeper truth is one of…
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Sailing Into the Future: Can Shipping Break Free from Harmful Fuel Dependence?
The shipping industry, often operating out of sight unless the cause of a major environmental catastrophe, but essential to the global economy, is facing a moment of enormous significance as it grapples with regulations imposed to reduce the industry’s carbon emissions. The decisions it makes today will not only shape the future of global trade…
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Rewriting the Rules of the Sea: How Shipping Must Transform by 2050
As the shipping industry keeps a weather eye on the IMO’s 2050 net-zero target, there is no doubt that the seas ahead will be fraught with storms, squalls and many other perils. But also the occasional glimpse of blue skies, calm seas and opportunities. The journey to decarbonize the global fleet, currently responsible for around…
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