SEOUL: Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has recently announced its
participation in “Getting to Zero Coalition,” a powerful alliance of
nearly 100 organisations within various industrial sectors to achieve
significant reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission in the maritime
industry.
“Climate change is a defining issue of our time and the scale of the
environmental regulation we are facing is unprecedented. In order to
ensure sustainable growth on the pathway to decarbonisation, all players
need substantive reaction to the technological solution of ZEV (Zero
Emission Vessel) as well as the development of carbon neutral fuels. HMM
is well prepared to cooperate with relevant authorities and
institutions within the Coalition,” says Jae-Hoon Bae, President &
CEO of HMM.
HMM is committed to reducing carbon emission by 70% by the year 2030
compared to 2008 levels and thereby reach carbon neutrality by 2050 for
its entire container fleets. HMM already reorganized R&D team to
accelerate a range of research studies including the exploration of the
commercial viability of hydrogen-powered system and collaboration with
DSME for smart ship development.
HMM official said, “HMM’s carbon emission target is ambitious, but
achievable. Along with “Getting to Zero Coalition”, HMM expects to make a
better contribution to overall industry in moving towards carbon
neutrality,” and added “HMM’s achievement and progress in line with its
environmental roadmap can be found in the corporate sustainability
report scheduled to be published next month.”
No comments:
Post a Comment