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The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, in collaboration with Arup, have introduced the Sustainable First Movers Initiative Identification Tool, to help shipping stakeholders align investment decisions away from fossil fuels.

According to EMSA, the maritime industry faces substantive challenges due to increasingly strict air emissions and climate legislation as its practitioners navigate the course towards decarbonisation. The potential of wind assisted propulsion systems as a power source in the shipping sector is analysed in a new report released by EMSA.

UNCTAD published a new policy brief focusing on the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change provides an opportunity to assess progress in decarbonization efforts in the shipping sector and adds further momentum to carbon reduction actions.

On behalf of the German and Norwegian Governments Deutsche Energie Agentur (dena) - the German Energy Agency - and Gassco have conducted a feasibility study on a hydrogen value chain from Norway to Germany.

Ships and seafaring are fundamental Pacific traditions, but Pacific Island countries have the most expensive shipping in the world, the longest transport routes, and often the oldest and least energy efficient ships, a report by the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D) notes.

According to IEA, the global oil and gas industry encompasses a large and diverse range of players: from small, specialised operators to huge national oil companies. These producers face pivotal choices about their role in the global energy system amid a worsening climate crisis fuelled in large part by their core products.

In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking practices in South Asia, providing an overview of accidents that took place on the beaches of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, relevant press media as well as research.

In the past two years, the war in Ukraine and the subsequent energy crisis have changed the energy conversation. Energy security, affordability, and industrial competitiveness are now critical focus points alongside sustainability, McKinsey’s Global Energy Perspective 2023 highlights. 

On its latest weekly report, GMS finds that, as Diwali holiday celebrations concluded earlier in the week, Alang Recyclers seems to slowly be filtering back to work amidst declining plates prices, sentiments, and local offerings that remain stagnant.

TotalEnergies published its Energy Outlook 2023, finding that with decisive actions, such as phasing out coal, investing in clean energy, and supporting the Global South through financial and technological aid, are crucial in addressing the challenges of increased CO2 emissions, promoting energy efficiency, and ensuring a just and socially acceptable low-carbon future.