{"id":86463,"date":"2026-02-12T15:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/891817881"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:01:56","slug":"shipping-giants-forge-ahead-with-green-investments-despite-carbon-price-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/shipping-giants-forge-ahead-with-green-investments-despite-carbon-price-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping Giants Forge Ahead with Green Investments Despite Carbon Price Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <title>Shipping Giants Forge Ahead with Green Investments Despite Carbon Price Collapse | OilPrice.com<\/title>     <\/p>\n<p> <!-- Below is a link to a CSS file that accounts for Cumulative Layout Shift, a new Core Web Vitals subset that Google uses to help rank your site in search --><br \/>\n<!-- The file is intended to eliminate the layout shifts that are seen when ads load into the page. 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The framework includes a global fuel standard and a pricing mechanism for global greenhouse gas emissions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The IMO has estimated that shipping emissions\u2014about 3% of the global total\u2014could surge by as much as 150% by mid-century without action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But at the end of 2025, the talks <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Latest-Energy-News\/World-News\/Global-Shipping-Emissions-Deal-Sinks-After-Last-Minute-Collapse.html\"><span>collapsed<\/span><\/a><span>, as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producers in the world, managed to get enough support to postpone the decision on a carbon price by one year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The shipping industry, which accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, has not changed course despite the lack of a global framework on emissions reduction.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In fact, Reuters interviews with companies operating and servicing the sector show that most of these go ahead with their plans to either use additional volumes of fuels alternative to the fuel oil, or order ships that can run both on fuel oil and cleaner-fuel alternatives such as LNG, methanol, and ammonia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Despite the lack of global regulations, regional emission rules, such as the EU\u2019s FuelEU Maritime regulation, are prompting many shipping industry players to continue investments in greener alternatives to be ready for the regulatory framework in the long term.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe case for low-carbon fuels such as ammonia and methanol is still alive if you have a trade concentrated around Europe,\u201d Kenneth Tveter, Global Head of Green Transition and LCO2 Shipping at ship broker Clarksons, told Reuters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By Michael Kern for <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/oilprice.com\"><span>Oilprice.com<\/span><\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Top Reads From Oilprice.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"join-discussion\" href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Latest-Energy-News\/World-News\/Shipping-Giants-Forge-Ahead-with-Green-Investments-Despite-Carbon-Price-Collapse.html#join-discussion\">Join the discussion<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/\">Back to homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- \/.singleArticle__content --> <\/div>\n<p> <!-- \/.singleArticle__wrapper --> <br \/><!-- \/192633929\/OilPrice-728x90-BTF --> <!-- END: \/192633929\/OilPrice-728x90-BTF --> <br \/><!-- \/.singleArticle__navigation --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"articleAuthorBox\"> <img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"articleAuthorBox__avatar lozad\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/medium\/9d27ff509a9374a7497b84137f4c95c6.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Michael Kern\" title=\"Michael Kern\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"articleAuthorBox__content\">\n<h3 class=\"articleAuthorBox__author\">Michael Kern<\/h3>\n<p class=\"articleAuthorBox__text\"> Michael Kern is a newswriter and editor at Safehaven.com and Oilprice.com,&nbsp; 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