UK government calls for 'absolute zero' target for international shipping industry

clock • 3 min read
Credit: Smart Green Shipping
Image:

Credit: Smart Green Shipping

Transport Secretary launches London’s International Shipping Week with an appeal to set more ambitious global decarbonisation targets for the industry

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has called for the international shipping industry to adopt a new 'absolute zero' emissions target for 2050, ahead of today's launch of London International Shipping Week....

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

  • Enjoy exclusive news, insights and analysis from Europe’s leading source of information on the green economy and business.
  • Make smart, responsible business decisions with an eye on the latest regulatory and tech development
  • Tap into our extensive archive of exclusive articles, news, analysis and guide
  • Access to our new BusinessGreen intelligence service, providing you with
  • > Exclusive in-depth case studies
  • > Policy briefings, white papers and reports on market trends that are shaping the direction of the net zero transition
  • Our overnight briefing, expertly curated help you run a competitive and sustainable business
  • Online and interactive meetings with BusinessGreen’s editors to discuss the crucial stories and trends from the past month

Choose the membership package that's right for you and your organisation, via our 3 membership levels.

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Shipping

MSC Cruises scuttles LNG adverts after 'greenwashing' complaint

MSC Cruises scuttles LNG adverts after 'greenwashing' complaint

Nine-month ASA investigation a shot across the bows of cruise operators marketing LNG as 'green' fuel, NGO claims

Stuart Stone
clock 18 December 2024 • 3 min read
Shipping borrows from aviation with new tool for counting emissions reductions

Shipping borrows from aviation with new tool for counting emissions reductions

Katalist, a registry launched in November, manages environmental attribute certificates that can be used to reduce emissions from cargo ships

Heather Clancy, Trellis
clock 13 December 2024 • 4 min read
How one of the world's oldest technologies is helping decarbonise maritime shipping

How one of the world's oldest technologies is helping decarbonise maritime shipping

Use of wind power on cargo ships through sails is growing exponentially as governments and trade organisations push for increasingly tough emissions targets

Jim Giles, Trellis
clock 06 December 2024 • 4 min read