Maritime Decarbonisation Hub
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Shipping can lead the world to decarbonise quicker and safer.
Charles Haskell Director, Lloyd's Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub
Charting a course to zero emissions
“Shipping produces almost 3% of the world’s manmade emissions of carbon dioxide and is a major contributor to climate change” says Charles. “But reducing this impact isn’t going to happen by chance – the industry needs help and support to identify and develop future fuels and ensure a smooth energy transition.”
A joint initiative between Lloyd’s Register Foundation and Lloyd’s Register Group Foundation, the Decarbonisation Hub brings together thought leaders and subject matter experts with the skills, knowledge and capability to help the maritime industry successfully decarbonise. “Our mission is to enable the delivery and operation of safe, technically feasible and commercially viable zero-emission vessels by 2030,” adds Charles.
In line with the Foundation’s mission, the Hub follows an independent, evidence-based approach – carrying out research into future fuels, creating projects with partners, managing pilot programmes and publishing the results openly and transparently. Candidate fuels include hydrogen, ammonia, methane, nuclear and biofuels, but the Hub maintains an entirely neutral, independent and fuel agnostic position. Using its Zero Carbon Fuel Monitor, stakeholders can track the state of readiness of each fuel across three key areas – shipping communities, investors, and the technology itself.
Through its presence in the UK, Singapore, Greece and the US, the Hub is working with a wide range of stakeholders across the world. “This is a global problem that needs a global solution,” explains Charles. “In Singapore, for example, we’ve enabled 12 stakeholders from across the supply chain to collaborate and develop a fleet fuel transition strategy that can be the basis of a highly scalable green corridor cluster in Singapore and the wider Asia region.”
“Working together, we’re committed to putting up a meaningful fight against climate change. It’s not going to be simple – but the Hub is already playing a key role in helping the industry rise to the challenge.”
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