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Green Shipping in India
Context
Recently, at the 13th edition of the South Asia's largest maritime exhibition and conference, Director General of Shipping mentioned that promoting eco-friendly practices and incentives for low-emission ships is important for positioning India's maritime sector and environmentally responsible future.
What is Green Shipping?
- Green shipping is when people or goods are transported through ships using minimum resources and energy as possible, to protect the environment from the pollutants generated by the ships.
- Green shipping promotes cleaner practices to enforce emission control, efficient port management, and equipment management.
- It requires a huge effort from every element of the industry such as the regulators, port authorities and communities to carry this forward.
Why there is a need for Green Shipping?
- Green shipping is required as marine diesel results in increased sulphur dioxide emissions.
- In addition, there is CO2 and other emissions from shipping due to waste, oil, waste water, chlorofluorocarbons and nitrogen oxides.
- Shipping accounts for around three percent of all man-made CO2 emissions, 15 percent for nitrogen oxide and 13 percent for sulphur dioxide.
- The maritime sector emits 940 million tonnes of CO2 and contributes 5% of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to the European Commission.
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Green Shipping as a rule: (Global scenario)
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Green shipping in India
- India has been selected as the first country under IMO Green Voyage 2050 project to conduct a pilot project related to Green Shipping.
- For this, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways has launched the Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP) and inaugurated India’s first Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS).
- The program will start with ‘Green Hybrid Tugs’, which will be powered by Green Hybrid Propulsion systems, and subsequently adopt non-fossil fuel solutions like (Methanol, Ammonia, and Hydrogen).
- It is to foster carbon neutrality and a circular economy in the shipping sector in India.
- India intends to increase the share of renewable energy to 60% of the total power demand of the major ports (presently less than 10%). This will be through solar and wind-generated power.
- The ports have also aimed to reduce Carbon emissions per ton of cargo handled by 30% by 2030.
- Paradip Port, Deendayal Port, and V.O. Chidambaram Port are to be developed as Hydrogen Hubs – capable of handling, storing, and generating green hydrogen by 2030.
- The National Action Plan for Green Shipping in India promotes eco-friendly practices and incentives for low emission ships, positioning India's maritime sector for a prosperous and environmentally responsible future.
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