Despite moving 90 percent of global trade, the shipping sector accounts for just 2.3 percent to 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, as the climate debate intensifies, shipping often faces disproportionate regulatory pressure from the IMO and EU, while heavier domestic polluters like coal power (over 38 percent) and road transport (around 15 percent) avoid the same level of international scrutiny.
In this video, we explore the operational and political realities of maritime decarbonization from a Master Mariner's perspective. We break down why shipping offers unmatched transport efficiency, the harsh technical constraints of alternative fuels such as LNG, methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen, and how modern vessels are actively reducing emissions today using SEEMP, EEXI, and CII frameworks.
If humanity is going to meet its climate goals, the largest emission reductions must come from the actual heavyweights. Targeting the backbone of global trade is a distraction we cannot afford.
Detailed analysis:
https://thedeepdraft.com/2025/10/09/shipping-is-not-the-villain-its-the-scapegoat-of-the-climate-debate/
