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- Written by Ian Taylor
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Low-Carbon Shipping in Africa conference, set to take place in Kenya next month, will focus on the theme of ‘Overcoming challenges by unlocking opportunities and investments’.
In a notice posted on its website, the IMO said: ‘Meeting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)-aligned climate goals for shipping decarbonisation presents a challenge – especially for developing countries – but maritime decarbonisation also creates new opportunities and synergies which can accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
‘African countries can identify possible ways to progress the adoption of energy efficiency measures and of new cleaner fuels. They can also help identify funds to unlock investment in research and development that assist the industry in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
‘The maritime sector in Africa must harness these new opportunities for growth arising from the green transition.’
The IMO Low-Carbon Shipping in Africa conference, which will be taking place in Mombasa on 5 May, will be preceded by the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) sixth Conference and General Assembly (3-4 May).
Click here to view the AAMA conference programme and here for the Low-Carbon Shipping in Africa programme.
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