In Nairobi, leaders agree at the Africa Climate Summit that shipping’s carbon should be taxed, adding to calls for the International Maritime Organization to adopt a levy on the industry’s emissions. And in London, new research shows the IMO targets agreed in July may have been more aligned with the Paris Agreement than we at first thought.We talk to Opportunity Green’s Ana Laranjeira and Nishatabbas Rehmatulla of UMAS and University College London’s UCL Energy Institute.

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The European Union is adding new regulations to the alphabet soup of sustainability disclosures. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, or CSRD, and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards, or ESRS, will require a daunting list of data points on environmental, social and governance topics. We talk to Position Green’s Joachim Nahem and DNV’s Carl Erik Hoy-Petersen.

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Carbon offsets have faced criticism in shipping for not tackling emissions within the sector. Enter carbon insets, tokens that allow a company to pay for greenhouse gas reductions within the maritime supply chain.We talk to Jeroen van Heiningen of 123Carbon, Tom de Ruyter of Titan and Guillaume de Roys of Verifavia.

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Shipping companies are exploring an array of technologies to reduce fuel by adding wind propulsion to their vessels, including a ship chartered by commodities giant Cargill that’s using wingsails designed by a company that has its roots in the America’s Cup sailing race. How quickly can this new but old technology make a difference in maritime greenhouse gas emissions?We talk to Cargill Ocean Transportation president Jan Dieleman, BAR Technologies chief executive John Cooper and International Windship Association secretary general Gavin Allwright.

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The Biden Administration is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act and its spending on green energy and climate change. But while the US government has pushed to decarbonise shipping, its climate funds have yet to make their way to the industry.We talk to Holland & Knight’s Sean Pribyl and Chamber of Shipping of America’s Kathy Metcalf.

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As shipping gears up to enter the EU’s Emissions Trading System at the start of the year, companies will have to pay for the right to pollute, but the price will vary with market whims. Where are those prices headed? BRS Shipbrokers head of carbon markets Mattia Ferracchiato and Vertis Environmental Finance shipping head Frederic Bouthillier provide insight.

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The European Union is gearing up to fold shipping into its Emissions Trading System starting next year. How much will it cost, and what will be the impact of the EU’s new regulation on shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions? We talk to Mattia Ferracchiato of BRS Shipbrokers and Jacob Armstrong of Transport & Environment. We also hear from Ingrid Kylstad of Torvald Klaveness.

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After the International Maritime Organization decided to target net-zero emissions by “around” 2050, the UN body will now have to turn ambition into regulation that will push shipping toward that goal. Green Seas explores the mechanisms under discussion with Carnival Corp chief maritime officer William Burke and Global Maritime Forum chief executive Johannah Christensen.

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Experts hope that, within the next few years, enough nations will ratify the High Seas Treaty for this convention to become law and protect biodiversity in the areas of the ocean that are unprotected by national legislation.We talk to World Ocean Council chief executive Paul Holthus, Wikborg Rein partner Oddbjørn Slinning and The Ocean Opportunity Lab’s Birgit Liodden.

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Many were disappointed when the International Maritime Organization approved new greenhouse gas targets that fall short of alignment with the goal to stop global temperature rises at 1.5C. But Tristan Smith, an associate professor of shipping and energy at University College London’s UCL Energy Institute, tells the podcast that by adopting a goal for at least 20% carbon cuts in 2030 and 70% ten years later, accomplishing the goals of the Parish Agreement on climate change is still within reach.

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