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Driven by a collective objective to help further
the maritime and cruise industry's decarbonization goals, more than 70 maritime
leaders met earlier this week at a Decarbonization Summit hosted by Royal
Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL)
in collaboration with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon
Shipping.
Cutting across the maritime ecosystem from
technology developers and fuel providers to shipbuilders, ship operators and
ports, the Summit's conversations focused on three key areas including
technology development, alternative fuel opportunities and policy and
regulation.
"Achieving net zero is not something any one
company can do alone – it requires collective problem solving, creative
thinking, and a willingness to have tough conversations," said Jason
Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. "This week we have put
steps in place to catalyze an open dialogue that will foster the thinking
necessary to develop an environment where net zero is attainable and
sustainable."
The Summit concluded with three key advancement
areas to help the industry usher in a new era of collaboration to achieve net
zero in the next 25 years. They are:
·
Technology:
Discussions zeroed in on the creation of an independent network or platform to
enable the maritime industry to share important findings regarding pilot and
testing programs.
·
Fuel:
Participants called for the formation of an independent third party-hosted
platform to aggregate low carbon fuel demand by location. The aggregator would
provide insights that would enable the industry to better prepare for the
supply of alternative fuels.
·
Policy:
Summit participants agreed that a set of principles that outlines critical
policy actions needed to support the industry's shared goal for
decarbonization should be developed to inform progress for the
International Maritime Organization (IMO).
"The shipping industry is in a critically
important phase where the pathway to a sustainable future is now being shaped
by concrete plans and actions. The cruise industry faces its own needs and
opportunities on the road to decarbonization but also holds a lot of valuable
insights that can benefit of the rest of the maritime industry," shared Bo
Cerup-Simonsen, CEO, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon
Shipping. "With this event Royal Caribbean Group demonstrates exemplary
first mover leadership by taking responsibility beyond their own agenda,
fostering important in-depth discussions, collaboration, knowledge sharing and
action across the ecosystem to further strengthen the acceleration towards a
decarbonized maritime industry."
For more information about the Decarbonization
Summit, please visit https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com/decarbonizationsummit
Image
Credit: © Royal Caribbean Group
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