Shipping is not often the centre of the attention when it comes to climate action, but last week, it definitely was. The Secretary of Transport was called on by the Climate Change Committee to including shipping and aviation in the UK net zero target.

Today, Environmental Defense Fund Europe is publishing new framework legislation to tackle the root causes of the air pollution crisis. Our air pollution bill creates a new duty on Government to eliminate emissions from all controllable sources of pollution by 2030.

Today at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, the youth movement with Greta Thunberg at its helm, called out the world leaders in attendance for a lack of action in the climate emergency. Greta’s impassioned plea again makes clear that the time for action is now. 

Shipping companies, organizations and countries from across the maritime shipping industry today pledged at the UN Climate Action Summit to have zero-emissions ships operating along deep sea routes by 2030.

England needs a new, more comprehensive approach to air quality management – one that enhances the role of real-world data and targets the root causes of the problem. In response, Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) has drafted an air pollution bill that introduces a more ambitious and targeted approach, while protecting existing standards.

A new report criticises the Government’s lack of progress on its carbon reduction targets and calls out transport in particular, noting Environmental Defense Fund Europe’s suggestions about how to incentivise cleaner vehicle uptake. 

Our shipping expert, Marie Cabbia Hubatova, speaks to Bunkerspot about the Poseidon Principles and the role of investment in decarbonisation of international shipping.

With the recent appointment of the former German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen as the first female President of the European Commission, Europe has a real opportunity to increase its ambition when it comes to environment protection and climate change in particular.

In May, we published a report entitled Sailing on Solar: Could green ammonia decarbonise international shipping? The report describes how ammonia produced with surplus renewable electricity could be used as a fuel for ships based on existing scientific data, basic chemistry, engineering knowledge and practical experience. We are now bringing the main findings as a webinar.