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1 Existing Clean Air Strategy commitments Section 4 – Infrastructure

2 Government will review the existing legislative framework, including the provision of primary powers, to ensure that the UK has the flexibility to respond to public concerns in relation to pollution from the maritime sector. Section 4 – Infrastructure

3 Government will consider options to promote the UK flag as the flag of first choice for vessels adopting low or zero emission technologies. Section 3 – Economics Section 6 – Regulation

4 Government will consider options to increase the registration of domestic vessels operating in the UK, as a means to improving our ability to regulate emissions from this sector.

5 In parallel with increased international reporting through the IMO Data Collection System and EU Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Regulations, the government will consider domestic options to increase the transparency of emissions data from the maritime sector. Section 3 – Economics

6 Government will assess how economic instruments could support the transition to zero emission shipping in the medium to long term. Section 3 – Economics

7 In line with proposals in the UK Clean Air Strategy, the government has now established the Clean Maritime Council, working closely with research bodies like MarRI-UK to ensure strong collaboration between government, industry and academia in this field. Over the next year government will consider the potential role for the Council in directing funding into green technologies for shipping. Section 5 – Innovation

8 Government will work to better understand the capacity of the UK’s energy networks to support an increase in demand for green energy from our ports and shipping sectors. It will also consider the role the maritime and offshore renewables sectors can play in decentralised energy generation. Section 4 – Infrastructure

9 Government will seek to ensure that measures which tackle the UK’s maritime emissions are considered for national grants set aside for dealing with environmental issues. Section 5 – Innovation.

10 Government will consider options to support the development of technology which enables monitoring and enforcement of any new regulations governing emissions of GHGs and air quality pollutants. Section 5 – Innovation

11 Government will consider the merits of introducing a medium term target for emissions of GHGs and air quality pollutants from UK shipping. Further detail on this consideration will be set out in the Clean Maritime Plan. Section 3 – Economics

12 Government will work in partnership with the British banking sector to encourage the provision of finance towards zero
emission shipping technology development and manufacturing. Section 3 – Economics

13 Government will review the environmental and economic case for coastal shipping, and whether the government should play a greater role in encouraging modal shift. Section 4 – Infrastructure

14 In line with the Industrial Strategy, government aims to launch a number of “zero-emission shipping ambitions” in the Clean Maritime Plan which could include: 

- A group of hydrogen or ammonia powered domestic vessels in operation

- At least one major port in the UK to have all ship-side activity zero emission (including non-road mobile machinery like cranes, as well as ships while docked in port). Section 3 – Economics

15 Government will work to ensure maritime greenhouse gas emissions are appropriately taken into account in national and international emission reporting. The government will carefully consider to the CCC’s advice on the inclusion of international
shipping within carbon budgets. Further information on the Government’s plans will be set out in the Clean Maritime Plan. Section 3 – Economics

16 Government will consider whether and how the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) could be used to encourage the uptake of low carbon fuels in maritime, taking the availability of sustainable resources, competing uses and the international character of the maritime sector into consideration. Section 3 – Economics

17 Government will consider how public procurement, subsidy and licensing regimes can be used to increase the uptake of green technologies e.g. for vessels supporting the offshore energy sectors. Section 4 – Infrastructure

18 Government will consider the introduction of a target to reduce emissions of GHGs and air quality pollutants from UK shipping towards zero. Further details on the government’s long term plans to reduce emissions from UK shipping, will be set out in the Clean Maritime Plan, taking into account the IMO’s 2050 GHG target. Section 3 – Economics

19 In line with the government’s Industrial Strategy, we aspire to launch a number of “zero-emission shipping ambitions” in the Clean Maritime Plan including an aim to have all domestic ferries zero emission by 2050.

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SECTION 1 - TACKLING EMISSIONS : 14 - 50
SECTION 2 - OUR APPROACH:  51 - 58
SECTION 3 - ECONOMICS:  59 - 95
SECTION 4 - INFRASTRUCTURE:  96 - 120
SECTION 5 INNOVATION:  121 - 129
SECTION 6 - REGULATION:  130 - 138
SECTION 7 - NEXT STEPS:  139 - 140
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Grant Shapps - Secretary of State for Transport 2021

The Knowledge Transfer Network is Innovate UK’s network partner, and also provides innovation networking for other funders in line with its mission to drive UK growth.

The Department for Transport works with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation Clean Maritime Plan and supports the transition to Net Zero by 2050 in line with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) targets for zero emission shipping.

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