LNG and methanol create path dependencies that divert investments from shipping’s long-term decarbonisation pathway, new study warns
Study by UCL academics finds that while LNG and methanol use as alternative fuels generate some knowledge spillovers and procedural regulatory learning useful for green ammonia, the main scalable zero emission shipping fuel, these
Adoption of the IMO NZF delayed. Regional, national and corporate actors action urged to fill the gap: UCL
LONDON: A scheduled Extraordinary Session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has ended without adopting the policy measures agreed upon in principle in April 2025. These measures are intended to reduce emissions from
USD 48 billion at risk of being written off as gas tanker orders soar by 300% in five years, new research shows
LONDON/HAMBURG: USD 48 billion invested in LNG carriers could be written off by 2035 as they will be in oversupply in a 1.5°C climate scenario with declining fossil energy use, according to new research
2030 shipping goal at risk despite historic progress made by IMO: New report
COPENHAGEN: The shipping sector is still off track to meet its climate target of having at least 5-10% of the fuel used in international shipping come from scalable zero-emission sources by 2030, according to
New report highlights the important role of voluntary insetting in accelerating shipping’s energy transition, with caveats
LONDON : New analysis by UCL Energy Institute, with the assistance of UMAS, analysing voluntary insetting schemes in the maritime sector suggests that they could play a vital role in catalysing shipping’s decarbonization during
New analysis is a wakeup call for shipping industry’s leaders to get serious on voluntary climate standards, as time is running out
LONDON : A new study by UCL Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group, Wageningen University & Research, and University of East Anglia, revealed that private voluntary standards, such as the Poseidon Principles and
IMO’s Net Zero Framework sends a clear signal to shipowners to order ammonia dual fuel ships, but remaining uncertainties undermine early investment in e-fuels
LONDON : A new study released on Thursday, May 29 by UMAS and UCL Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group, and undertaken for Global Maritime Forum, shows that under the parameters principally agreed
Fossil fuels set to be the minority of energy used in international shipping by 2040
LONDON : The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee 83rd meeting has concluded with a weak agreement on mid-term measures that does not reduce the sector’s emissions in line with targets in the IMO’s revised