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Recommendation 10
10
Accepted
Set stretching interim targets for UK domestic and international shipping emissions.
Recommendation
Net zero offers the UK an unrivalled opportunity to secure benefits for the UK maritime sector and the UK’s research and manufacturing base. It is now high time for Ministers to advance to the next stage of policy development by setting stretching but achievable interim targets for UK domestic and international shipping emissions, consistent with carbon budget requirements and the overall 2050 net zero target. (Paragraph 95) Technical measures to decarbonise shipping: renewable marine fuels
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation, committing to publish a maritime decarbonisation strategy and actively considering options for stretching interim targets for UK domestic and international shipping emissions in 2030 and 2040.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government accepts this recommendation. The Government is committed to publishing a maritime decarbonisation strategy (see below) and we are considering options for interim targets for reducing GHG emissions in 2030 and 2040, which are consistent with carbon budgets and the 2050 net zero target. The Government welcomes the achievements of the 2023 IMO Revised GHG Strategy and the interim targets and will work towards the highest possible ambition as part of their next review in 2028.