Conference on Maritime Decarbonization in New Delhi

Co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank and the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the Conference on Maritime Decarbonization in New Delhi drew together over 200 attendees, including foreign academics, government officials, and leaders from Indian ports. Discussing ways to make shipping and port operations more ecologically friendly was the aim of the conference.

Climate Change and India's maritime sector

• Secretary TK Ramachandran also stressed on the role of the maritime sector in tackling climate change.
• The Indian government is committed to making maritime operations more sustainable, reducing pollution and adopting greener practices.
• Launch of two guidelines, Harit Sagar Green Port Guidelines and Harit Nauka Green Transition Guidelines.
• Maritime India Vision 2030 is in line with India achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.
• Topics chatted about included creating ports with green infrastructure, using clean harbor crafts, examining zero-carbon fuels, cutting down on ship and port emissions, and the electrification of inland waterways.
• Decarbonisation in maritime means reducing shipping emissions, where the International Maritime Organization seeks to make emissions from ships at least 50% less by 2050.