An Equitable and Just Transition to Low-carbon Shipping

The twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change provides an opportunity to assess progress in decarbonization efforts in the shipping sector and adds further momentum to carbon reduction actions. As noted in this policy brief, taking swift measures to reduce the carbon footprint of this sector is instrumental’, given the economic role of the sector and the potential for the current carbon footprint to grow in tandem with global economic growth and trade expansion.