The search for shipping’s green tipping point
The rapid development of zero-emission vessels is an entirely feasible ‘moonshot’ for the shipping industry to reach for; but influencing the wider energy system and creating an infrastructure where dependable future fuel production can be relied upon is the challenge where the maritime sector has limited agency
Shipping is going to require clean, cheap energy to completely transition to zero-emission fuel options — and much depends on how quickly the cost of renewables can outpace carbon in the global economy