Panama, Norway, and Uruguay, expressed their support for the brand new Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative, in which Canada and the United Arab Emirates are already signatories.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), along with the CEO-led Clean Energy Maritime Taskforce, unveiled the ‘Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative’ at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in Pittsburgh, last week.
The Initiative will be a convening platform for public and private senior-level stakeholders from the ports, shipping, finance, and energy sectors across the energy-maritime value chain.
The initial concept for creating green marine hubs was announced earlier this year as a forum to enable policy makers and industry stakeholders to quickly unlock clean energy deployment. This announcement represents the next step in the development of an initiative that will help unlock the potential for global adoption of zero emission fuels.
Representatives of the maritime sector anticipate the participation of Canada and the UAE to establish a “pathway” for others to follow. The broader goals of the Initiative were also discussed at a plenary session organised by ICS.
Key objectives include:
- Facilitating information and knowledge exchange on policies;
- Programmes;
- Decarbonisation projects to de-risk investment and accelerate the commercial deployment of alternative fuels and technologies across countries.
