Shipping’s carbon ambitions suffer a serious credibility gap
Just as dual-fuel-capable vessels do not necessarily run on zero-carbon fuel, zero-carbon pledges made without the means to achieve them do not result in industry decarbonisation
In the absence of any certainty regarding fuel availability, the shipping industry is laying down a multi-billion-dollar zero-carbon hedge bet — yet in the meantime, its decarbonisation pledges and targets are looking increasingly thin