IMO’s Net-Zero Plan Risks Choking Shipping—US LNG Could Be the Fix

The International Maritime Organization’s push for net-zero emissions by 2050 risks backfiring unless regulators embrace fuel diversity, warns Laura DiBella, a commissioner at the U.S. U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). In an op-ed published today, DiBella argues that the IMO’s Net-Net-Zero Framework (NZF) (NZF) could inflate shipping costs globally if it artificially restricts alternatives like LNG and bio-LNG, fuels she says could realistically power 60% of the maritime sector by mid-century. But DiBella contends the framework’s rigid approach, prioritising regulatory mandates over market forces, could disrupt the industry’s reliance on…

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