by Julia Hansson, Researcher, Ignė Stalmokaitė, Project Leader, Hanna Bach, Researcher, and Linda Styhre, Team leader, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

Shipping contributes to about 3% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In response, the International Maritime Organization's revised GHG strategy aims to reduce emissions from international shipping by at least 20% by 2030, 70% a decade later, ultimately reaching net-zero around 2050.

Decarbonizing seaborne trade requires an accelerated transition to fossil-free fuels, e.g., electricity, biofuels, and renewable hydrogen and its derivatives such as ammonia and electro-methanol.

This is true both globally and around the Baltic, a region that has been actively involved in unpacking the Green Shipping Corridor (GSC) concept, a potential enabler for the maritime fuel transition. Download PDF