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Shipping’s Oil Era Is Coming to an End
It’s a good start, but it’s not the holy grail of decarbonization. That would entail plugging the industry into the emerging hydrogen economy.
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State of Play
Fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas, primarily — remain the dominant energy sources for much of the world, with their accompanying infrastructure of mines, drilling and production wells, pipelines and various forms of transportation. But they have become more problematic as governments struggle to address climate change and pivot to energy sources that do not result in carbon dioxide emissions.