The Week in Alt Fuels: Can December deliver a breakthrough?
The IMO’s GHG working group negotiations showed broad support for core elements of the Net-Zero Framework, but greater backing for softer near-term GFI targets. Member states now have less than three months to close the gaps and secure adoption this year. John Taukave and John Fatuimoana Kautoke shared an anecdote from last week’s 22nd IMO ...
The 22nd IMO Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 22), held in London, saw broad support for core elements of the Net-Zero Framework (NZF), but also a push for softer near-term GFI targets. While 63 out of 79 member states voted in favor of the draft NZF, 11 months later, divisions have shifted towards a softer start, with 30 member states open to easing GHG fuel intensity (GFI) reduction requirements between 2029-35.
The key challenge lies in settling on GFI trajectory, compliance system, financial mechanism, and incentives for zero- and near-zero-emission fuels, with several implementation guidelines still unfinished.
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