Tag: COP26

Transport Day at COP26 started with the launch of Clydebank Declaration, which aims to support the establishment of zero-emission maritime routes.

Shipping is "the critical enabler in the world’s transition to low carbon operations and needs Government support to ensure it is at the front of the queue for next-generation fuels" supports ABS.

Following the launch of COP26 methane reduction pledge, over than 100 countries have signed onto the pledge. 

During the closing ceremony of COP26, IMO Secretaty General, Kitack Lim spoke about shipping's decarbonization journey, noting that it has begun, but more effort is necessary.

The Global Maritime Forum and ITF signed an agreement to cooperate in “problem solving and identifying concrete actions” and speed up decarbonisation in the maritime sector.

During COP26, 77 countries pledged to phase out coal, as carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels.

Lack of investment in developing green technologies is the biggest threat to achieving decarbonisation targets, as industry leaders will urge during one of the largest ever meetings of shipping executives and maritime states at COP26.

U.S. President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen hosted a discussion on the margins of COP26, on how infrastructure initiatives must advance prosperity and combat the climate crisis.

Keeping ships’ hulls free from just a thin layer of slime can reduce a ship’s GHG emissions by up to 25%, according to the preliminary findings of a new study, launched at COP 26.

The World Economic Forum, in partnership with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, announced the First Movers Coalition.