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IMO is trying to introduce CO2 rules that virtually everyone in shipping disagree with

It is difficult to find anyone who thinks the IMO's upcoming CO2 calculator AER will benefit the environment. And yet, the calculator looks set to be passed into law in just a month. ShippingWatch asks Dr. Elizabeth Lindstad from Sintef to explain why. She also presents an alternative.
Chief Scientist at the independent research organization Sintef Ocean, Elizabeth Lindstad. | Photo: Elizabeth Lindstad
Chief Scientist at the independent research organization Sintef Ocean, Elizabeth Lindstad. | Photo: Elizabeth Lindstad
by IDHA TOFT VALEUR

IMO is in the process of adopting a CO2 calculator that most shipping players do not actually support. Much to the frustration of the industry.

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