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considered for the longer term since the cost involved appears to
be very high compared to other options.
Regarding the goals set by the IMO for 2030, 21% of the respondents consider
their achievement likely and 3% extremely likely. What exactly is required to
achieve these goals, and why does the shipping community doubt they will
be attained?
Reducing CO₂ is an unprecedented challenge; it mandates moving
away from traditional solutions, and people are reluctant to leave
their comfort zone. Also, meeting the targets involves ticking more
than one box, and it isn't easy to meet all the requirements at once,
especially in the short time before 2030.
Shipping's legislative and commercial goals must look in the same
direction.
The legislation should be tight and allow no gaps or deviation from
the target, while the commercial part has to support the effort. At
this point in time, none of those two is satisfied.
Shipping has to be provided with a prescriptive solution. Elab-
orating between many options proves to be confusing and time
consuming. It is not in the role of shipping companies to elaborate
between so many technologies and bear the total responsibility,
for example, for the availability of new fuels that were never used
before.
Even people who wish to make steps forward are not reassured
that their investment will pay back, while early movers are not
encouraged.
Today, the strongest incentive for the reduction of CO₂ emissions
is the carbon tax, which could be surely paired which other forms
of support.

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