Poseidon Principles Leaders Join “SHIP ZERO – Charging to Zero” COP 26 Event
Participation signals the role of finance in propelling the maritime industry to zero emissions
August X, 2021: The Zero Emission Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs) Madadh MacLaine, Secretary-General of ZESTAs (Zero Emission Ship Technology Association), announced that Poseidon Principle’s leaders– Michael Parker, Chairman, Global Shipping,...
Maritime industry leaders are set to discuss “code red” climate issues and how the shipping industry can play its part in meeting global targets ahead of November’s UN Climate Change…
Shipping set to debate ‘code red’ climate change issues ahead of COP26
As a landmark United Nations climate study declares “code red for humanity”, maritime leaders are set to discuss how the shipping industry can play its part in meeting global targets, just two months ahead of the crucial COP26 talks in Glasgow.
Examining the core question: “Is shipping ready for the outcomes of COP26?” industry leaders will consider...
Tackling climate change through policy in Norway and Asia Pacific
Wednesday 4 August 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.31.3
Commentary: Norway’s GPFG should join the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance
By Håvard Halland and others
Economists and experts from around the world have signed their names to a statement calling for the world’s biggest sovereign fund to join the United Nations-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance. Ahead of COP26 in November, this statement sets out policy recommendations for the...
Global shipping has announced a cross-industry event, to be held during COP26, bringing together leaders in shipping, energy, politics and finance to discuss maritime decarbonisation efforts. The…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/shipping-industry-preps-for-cross-sector-decarbonisation-event/
Shipping industry stakeholders will convene a cross-industry event at COP26 with leaders in energy, politics and finance to discuss maritime decarbonization efforts. COP26 is the UN climate change conference to…
German floods and ECB decisions put environmental transition in spotlight
Tuesday 20 July 2021 Vol.12 Ed.29.2
Commentary: Five reasons why German election is turning greener
By David Marsh in London
Devastating floods have intensified the ‘greening’ of Germany’s election campaign at the same time as the ECB is preparing to announce formally it will resist premature monetary tightening. Lagarde’s press conference will be overshadowed by reaction to the flooding in Germany. Politicians across the...
International Shipping Body Fails the Arctic and Global Climate Fight
Civil society groups have damned the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for failing to take action on the Arctic climate crisis, after plans to reduce black carbon emissions from shipping in the Arctic were bumped off the agenda of its Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC76), which ended today.
“The IMO and its Member States failed at MEPC76 to carve out the time needed for the urgent development of the...
Welcome to the 164th episode of the Shipping Podcast, featuring climate lawyer Valentina Keys, Senior Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
According to Valentina are we living in unprecedented times, there are so many things changing now. The carbon footprint has to be measured and reported publicly. Business models have to be redesigned. So much has to change.
Valentina is talking about COP 26, COP 15, EU Green Deal, MEPC 76, Poseidon Principles, the ICS R&D Fund and Sea Cargo...
COP26 in focus as UNGC gathers leaders at Nor-Shipping’s Ocean Now
A broad spectrum of key ocean stakeholders will descend on Oslo, both digitally and physically, on 1 June to discuss how accelerating the move to sustainable ocean business can help the world deliver on the Paris Agreement. The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) has teamed up with Nor-Shipping, which is running the Ocean Now initiative on 1-2 June, to host the “Driving...