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AP Moller Maersk is the world's largest container shipping company, so its recent announcement ()听that it would cut its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 is a听鈥渕ajor step forward鈥� for the industry, according to听Dr Tristan Smith of the UCL Energy Insitute's shipping research group.听

However, in his , Dr Smith听also highlights that the move is unlikely to be altruistic, since 鈥淪wathes of companies that use shipping ... increasingly demand zero GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions from their suppliers鈥�. It could simply听be that the听company is听basing听its decision on the听inevitable outcome of the 's emission听target for 2050 (to cut the shipping sector's overall CO2 output by 50%)听and is trying to get ahead of its competitors.

While welcoming the announcement as an 鈥渦nambiguous signal ... that the future is zero emissions鈥�, Dr Smith also highlights the听risk that Maersk is 鈥渓eaving open the option to use biofuels to reach these targets鈥�, with all their inherent supply and sustainability challenges.听

More information

• Find out more about shipping research at the UCL Energy Institute
• See Dr Tristan's Smith's academic profile
• Splash magazine () is听published by Singapore headquartered Asia Shipping Media (ASM)听