Green Shipping Fuel Producers Call on IMO to Seize "Once-in-a-Generation" Opportunity - CleanTechnica

A coalition of 27 leading green fuel producers, including European Energy, Liquid Wind, ET Fuels, HIF Global, and Zero Waste, is urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt its recently agreed Net Zero Framework (NZF) and to implement specific incentives for green hydrogen-based e-fuels. These producers emphasize that e-fuels offer significantly greater emissions reductions compared to alternatives like LNG and first-generation biofuels, yet currently face a competitive disadvantage due to a lack of targeted policy support. The group highlights the global scope of their projects, spanning Africa, the Americas, Europe, South Asia, and Oceania, underscoring the broad potential impact of supportive IMO policies. Dr. Alison Shaw, IMO manager at Transport & Environment (T&E), stressed the need for policy certainty to enable the scaling of green shipping fuels. She warned that without dedicated incentives, the energy transition in shipping risks stalling, as e-fuels compete against cheaper but less sustainable options such as fossil gas