A landmark study from the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group and RMI has found that the inclusion of GHG pricing in the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) policy framework will be critical in the shipping industry achieving a cost-effective energy transition.

Shipping banks remain exposed to latent systemic refinancing risks as a result of the energy transition and tightening shipping emission regulations, UCL study finds

Report finds there is mixed alignment with IMO’s Revised Strategy among major maritime nations’ national policies: some countries’ transitions can be disadvantaged in scenarios of weak IMO policy. London, 19 th March 2026  - A new report from the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group finds that no major maritime nation is fully prepared for the tightening decarbonisation rules being negotiated at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The study — the first systemati

Study by UCL academics finds that while LNG and methanol use as alternative fuels generate some knowledge spillovers and procedural regulatory learning useful for green ammonia, the main scalable zero emission shipping fuel, these benefits are likely outweighed by capital lock-in and the entrenchment of fossil fuel infrastructure, which then compete with, rather than enable the long-term solution. London, 12 th March 2026  - A new academic research paper finds that current i

London/Copenhagen, 19 th February 2026  - A new insight brief by the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group for the Getting to Zero coalition, titled "Uncertainty at the IMO: Three scenarios and their consequences for shipping’s transition” , concludes that of those options only the ‘as is’ (Net Zero Framework as agreed in principle in April 2025) has the potential to provide a credible, stable demand signal and revenue stream to support early and mass-market uptake of scala

Report from ERM, UMAS and UCL shows that international shipping can achieve 95%+ reductions in well-to-wake GHG emissions by 2050 with policy support

UCL provides a detailed analysis of what happened and the implications on future adoption of the policy on mid-term measures for reducing GHG emissions.

Korean and Chinese financiers have over half of their portfolio tied to oil and gas carriers most at risk of becoming stranded assets from shifts to a global low-carbon energy system. European banks follow closely, with Standard Chartered, ABN AMRO, ING Bank, SEB and Nordea each having over one-third of their portfolios tied to fossil fuel shipping.

Many IMO member states reverse their support for policy action, pushing IMO’s adoption of regulation back by at least a year.

The research by UCL and Kuehne Climate Centre, now available as a new interactive tool, reveals concentration of risk in top ship-owning...

Shipping industry welcomed a major breakthrough with global agreement on the International Maritime Organization’s Net Zero Framework,...

New research shows strategic distribution of revenues is essential to help vulnerable countries tackle dual burden of climate impacts and...

London – 17.07.25 – New analysis by UCL Energy Institute, with the assistance of UMAS, analysing voluntary insetting schemes in the...

Analysis by UCL shows improvement in voluntary standard initiatives, but that current initiatives still fall short in relation to...

Comprehensive study of IMO's Net Zero Framework shows ammonia offers optimal balance of mid-term competitiveness and flexibility for...

Fossil fuels set to be the minority of energy used in international shipping by 2040. But more work remains in setting guidelines and in...

London, UK – 07.04.2025  – A comprehensive new report titled, "Impact Assessment of the IMO basket of candidate mid-term GHG reduction...

Analysis shows that cheapest, and most equitable energy transition is brought about by a high levy price (of 100-150 USD/tCO2e), combined...

London, 20 March 2025  - A new study released today by UMAS and UCL Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group shows that poor...

The IMO’s debates are considering modelling architectures, and what parameters might achieve in terms of: GHG reductions Promotion of the...