Study questions worth of voluntary green shipping initiatives
- Significant gap between stated ambition and emissions performance
- Private emissions reporting is yet to fill the gap left by the IMO DCS and EU MRV
- ‘The current perception of their efficacy and evolution may be false,’ study concludes
A study by UCL has questioned the effectiveness of voluntary green shipping initiatives such as the Poseidon Principles and Sea Cargo Charter, noting signatories consistently fail to hit green goals
