Opinion

What is needed from the UK’s revised Clean Maritime Plan

March 15, 2024

The UK shipping sector urgently needs a policy framework to decarbonise for Net Zero, but indications are that the refreshed Clean Maritime Plan will fall far short of what's needed

In 2019, the UK government released its Clean Maritime Plan but in 2022 it was meant to be updated. But the plan has seemingly been becalmed since then, with no sign of it on the horizon.

Jonathan Hood, our UK Sustainable Shipping Manager explains what the Clean Maritime Plan is, why we’re concerned about what it contains and what it should contain in order to be a viable strategy to ensure shipping become zero emission.

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