The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 has celebrated five years of its Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA). The Low Carbon GIA is a public-private partnership that provides a collaborative platform for maritime industry leaders to support an energy efficient and low carbon maritime transport system, according to IMO's release.
The group met on 29 September 2022 on the sidelines of IMO’s World Maritime Day celebrations in London, to mark the occasion, analyze the outcomes of the Low Carbon GIA and discuss avenues for future exploration.
The Low Carbon GIA was originally established in 2017 under the GEF-UNDP-IMO GloMEEP Project (now completed) and continues to operate under the framework of the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project. It currently consists of 14 member companies, who include representatives from shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine and technology builders and suppliers, big data providers, oil companies and ports. They work together to encourage the uptake and implementation of energy efficiency technologies, operational best practices and alternative low- and zero-carbon fuels.
The membership decides collectively the activities of the Low Carbon GIA. The work is organized into several workstreams, each with a different focal area. The current workstreams of the Low Carbon GIA are:
Energy efficiency technologies (EETs) and operational best practices
Alternative low- and zero-carbon fuels
Addressing emissions in the ship-port interface