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Nuclear ships only pay off under the IMO’s net-zero rules, UCL study finds

International Shipping October 29, 2026

LONDON : Nuclear propulsion can compete in container shipping only if an effective global emissions policy is in place and reactor costs fall sharply,...

IMO’s Net Zero Framework can provide significant incentives for electrification and boost support for COP31 35-by-35 electrification target : UCL Report

International Shipping October 16, 2026

New UCL report reveals major renewable electricity infrastructure projects can find bankable demand from shipping driven by the IMO’s NZF LONDON: Using the Grand Inga...

New research by UCL and Strider Carbon shows financiers persistently priced in transition risk late in Germany’s power sector

International Shipping August 17, 2026

LONDON: Shipping lenders and investors risk repeating the mistakes made by Europe's electricity utilities and their financiers a decade ago, and the financial fallout...

Carbon cost “reimbursement right” in shipping’s EU ETS is largely unenforceable, new study finds

Green Shipping July 25, 2026

Research is a warning to owners, managers and charterers that the statutory right to pass on carbon costs cannot be relied upon — commercial...

The IMO pendulum swings back towards the Net Zero Framework — ‘as agreed’ text gets further support but path forward remains uncertain

International Shipping May 4, 2026

LONDON: Readout from UCL Shipping and Oceans Research group shows IMO’s 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has concluded with the...

New UCL and RMI study emphasises the critical role of GHG pricing in shipping’s energy transition

International Shipping April 10, 2026

LONDON: — A landmark study from the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group and RMI has found that the inclusion of GHG pricing in...

Shipping banks remain exposed to latent systemic refinancing risks as a result of the energy transition and tightening shipping emission regulations, UCL study finds

International Shipping March 25, 2026

LONDON: A new report from the UCL Energy Institute and Strider Carbon finds that while banks seem largely insulated from direct losses when climate...

New UCL research reveals a complex mix of opportunity and risk to key maritime nations under various IMO outcomes

Green Shipping March 19, 2026

LONDON: A new report from the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group finds that no major maritime nation is fully prepared for the tightening...

LNG and methanol create path dependencies that divert investments from shipping’s long-term decarbonisation pathway, new study warns

Fuel March 12, 2026

Study by UCL academics finds that while LNG and methanol use as alternative fuels generate some knowledge spillovers and procedural regulatory learning useful for...

New analysis warns there is no obvious compromise to the Net Zero Framework

International Shipping February 20, 2026

LONDON/COPENHAGEN: A new insight brief by the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group for the Getting to Zero coalition, titled "Uncertainty at the IMO:...

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