The decision to postpone the vote for one year on the proposed roadmap for the decarbonization of shipping (Net Zero Framework) is a new opportunity for “the formation of a sustainable and effective international framework, which will lead shipping safely and realistically to the green transition,” the President of the Association of Greek Shipowners, Melina Travlou, said.
In a statement, Travlou also noted that “the failure to reach an agreement highlighted the division caused by the Net-Zero Framework regulation under vote, in which the positions and proposals of shipping were not sufficiently taken into account.”
“The Greek shipping industry remains firmly committed to the common goal of decarbonization and will lead the global dialogue in a documented and unified manner, for the formation of a fair, realistic and applicable framework, where all stakeholders will assume their respective responsibilities on the common path towards the green transition,” she concluded.
Concern that it will not be possible to achieve the goals
In a recent interview with Lloyd’s List, Travlou expressed her concern that the decarbonization plan promoted by the International Maritime Organization will not be possible to achieve its goals.
