A study on the readiness and availability of low- and
zero-carbon ship technology and marine fuels, commissioned by IMO under its
Future Fuels and Technology for Low- and Zero-Carbon Shipping Project (FFT Project), has
been submitted to the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80).
Amongst the key findings, the study suggests that achieving a more ambitious decarbonization
pathway than business as usual is feasible, with a strengthened level
of ambition and implementation of further GHG reduction measures.
The study was completed by Ricardo-AEA Ltd and DNV,
under the first phase of the FFT project. The
project was launched in September 2022, to support GHG emissions reduction from
international shipping. It provides technical analysis to the Organization
in support of policy discussions held in the Committee and its subsidiary
bodies.
On the basis of the identified state-of-play and
projections on global uptake and dissemination of low- and zero-carbon marine
technology and fuels, the study assesses different
decarbonization scenarios for international shipping.
The main findings, including a summary report of the
study, have been submitted to MEPC 80 (MEPC80/INF10), in
order to help inform Member States as they work towards the revision of the
Initial IMO GHG Strategy by providing a feasibility
analysis on possible strengthened levels of ambition.
The study was partly funded by the IMO GHG TC Trust Fund. The final report can be downloaded from the FFT project webpage.