Biofuels may be shipping’s best short-term option
A global directive to halve shipping emissions by the middle of the century will need widely available low-carbon fuels throughout the next decades. A new report suggests that biofuels would be the most economically friendly option for vessels hitting the seas in 2030, but hydrogen could edge ahead if its high costs are pushed further down the supply chain
Biofuels beat hydrogen on a cost basis, but questions remain concerning their wider availability and sustainability