Shipping
One of the toughest sectors to decarbonise is maritime shipping. The industry is not shying away from the challenge, albeit that it has come rather late to the party. Today, cargo ships burn climate-damaging heavy fuel oil, but there are no easy alternatives. The batteries that power new generation electric ferries – like Denmark’s E-Ferry Ellen – do not currently have the range to cross oceans. Shell has published its roadmap to net-zero shipping by 2050 and it is betting on hydrogen fuel cells and liquified natural gas. The sector plans to cut carbon emission intensity by 40% by 2030.
— Wayne Visser
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