The global fleet of large commercial ships using wind propulsion has passed 100 vessels, with more than 230 systems installed and annual CO2 savings estimated above 100,000 tonnes.
The United States has formally urged the IMO to end consideration of the Net-Zero Framework, reject carbon pricing measures and shift toward alternative shipping emissions proposals.
European Shipowners have endorsed the EU’s Sustainable Transport Investment Plan as an important first step in advancing clean fuels for shipping, urging rapid implementation and use of ETS revenues to close the cost gap with conventional fuels.
Greece, home to one of the world’s largest shipping fleets, is urging the IMO to adopt a decarbonisation framework that is both fair and realistic, following next year’s delay of the Net-Zero Framework vote.
IMO legal expert Sinem Ogis Ph.D. interprets the organisation’s one-year postponement of the Net-Zero Framework adoption as a procedural adjustment, not a policy retreat.
