Time to steer an electric future for marine transport, says Mika Kulju at .Danfoss Group

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I wrote about the opaque world of shipping for The New York Review of Books. The industry that moves more than 80% of global trade has massive regulatory, environmental, and labor law issues, all facilitated by tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions
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Scrubbers: The Solution to Pollution is… Stop Using Dirty Fuel - new blog from @cleanarctic bit.ly/scrubbersblog2…

The first ever global, mandatory charge on GHG emissions just got a little bit closer.

It'll apply to ships -- which carry 80% of world trade -- and it's scheduled to begin in 2027.

Free to read:

bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Bloomberg Green

Shipping industry is about to set a world-first global, mandatory carbon tax

“We will have a pricing mechanism. Of that, I have no doubt” said IMO’s secretary general Arsenio Dominguez. But what would be the price is not yet decided. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by Jack Wittels

World's first global carbon price on any sector inches closer to reality, as this week's .IMO talks wrap up.

Exciting times if high-ambition governments can hold their nerve and gain more allies over next 12-18 months

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'La OMI debe revisar su CII y acordar nuevos requisitos estrictos para asegurar que los buques mejoren su eficiencia energética año tras año' - John Maggs Clean Shipping Coalition Seas At Risk elperiodico.com/es/blau/sosten… #mepc81 Gloria Ayuso

🧵1/2 “ #MEPC81 reaffirmed to us that countries clearly back a GHG emissions levy rather than weaker alternatives, which sends a strong signal for further developing the policy,” said Clean Shipping Coalition president John Maggs.
tradewindsnews.com/sustainability… TradeWinds

#mepc81 Support For Pricing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Shipping Grows But Important Pieces Of Puzzle Still Missing IMO bit.ly/mepc81_csc2

'International shipping stands at a crossroads, facing a pivotal moment in its role within the broader fight against climate change ... IMO must take bold and decisive action.'
 
More from Delaine McCullough on keeping shipping’s energy transition on track:

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Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector's CO2 emissions reut.rs/43tykcb

47 countries at .IMO have expressed support for imposing a fee on each tonne of greenhouse gas the industry produces - up from 20 at Macron's finance summit last year, and by far the majority view now of countries attending #MEPC talks this week

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Norway is actively lobbying for its fossil gas interests at the UN climate #shipping talks, with officials pushing for “conservative” emissions values for fossil fuels.

Translation: we want the gas we sell to ships to count less towards climate change.

Stop this madness now! 😡

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Speaking from the IMO Policy Officer Blánaid Sheeran explains how a levy on shipping's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could help to advance a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels, leaving no country behind in the process.🛳️🛳️

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After its support for the Chinese proposal to discount upstream pollution from ships (boosting biofuels and LNG), worrying Norway would push for lowering emission values for fossil fuels.

We need Norway to step up at the IMO.

Samferdselsdep Jon-Ivar Nygård Andreas Bjelland Eriksen Klima- og miljødep

Reminder: Norway agreed to a historic deal to cut #shipping emissions by 30% by 2030 and 80% by 2040.

Any comments, Norway MFA Samferdselsdep Jon-Ivar Nygård Andreas Bjelland Eriksen Klima- og miljødep? 👇👀

As IMO #climate talks continue, here's a reminder from EDF on how countries need to design it right to curb down #ship #emissions via #CO2 price! TradeWinds tradewindsnews.com/opinion/how-a-…

The IMO should pave the way to decarbonize #shipping . But some suggested ways lead in the wrong direction. Why is #Norway -self-proclaimed climate champion - misguiding climate action? Faig Abbasov explaines whats wrong with the proposal Splash splash247.com/norways-bad-im…

Why is Norway - a self-proclaimed climate champion - backing a climate law proposal at the UN that would allow further use of dirty fuels in shipping?

T&E's Faig Abbasov explains why the IMO needs to avoid this pathway 👇
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Great story .Tom Singleton

Sail-powered cargo ship 'shows potential of wind'

Hope youre covering this week’s talks at .IMO where govts are deciding CO2 rules that could dramatically scale up wind tech (from current ridiculously tiny share of fleet)

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