Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles
In October 2023, Carbon Brief fact-checked 21 of the most common – and persistent – myths about EVs.
Maritime shipping, responsible for transporting 90% of global trade, provides a crucial link between communities and the global supply networks needed to support health, well-being and livelihoods. It is also a major contributor to greenhouse gases, with maritime vessels responsible for 3% of the world’s annual emissions. The industry has made important strides toward decarbonization, including a series of ambitious commitments at COP26 to reduce emissions in alignment with IPCC guidance to maintain global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. This race to zero must remain a priority.
Yet maritime infrastructure is increasingly exposed to shocks and stresses, and the risk of highly consequential disruptions in service, including from climate change, geopolitical uncertainty, and the urgent need for social and environmental equity. These cumulative disruptions to global supply chains undermine economies and societies, raising the cost of living, creating political instability, and making it harder to respond to climate pressures both in and out of the sector. Urgent adaptation is needed. COP27 marks a turning point in maritime shipping’s race to resilience.
Many actors are working to improve aspects of the sector’s resilience. High-impact solutions are emerging, but they are not linked by a common framework and set of targets to coordinate action at scale, or by metrics to evaluate progress. Accelerating the pace and scale of the resilience transition will require a consolidated action agenda. This is the objective of the Maritime Resilience Breakthroughs, launched at COP27. These are the first resilience breakthroughs to emerge from the maritime sector, making it the first sector to elaborate a complementary mitigation and resilience framework.
In October 2023, Carbon Brief fact-checked 21 of the most common – and persistent – myths about EVs.
A new report launched today at COP28 examines shipping’s short and long-term impact on ocean health, productivity, and biodiversity, highlighting the importance of a coordinated approach and links between actions to decarbonize and protect ocean health anchored in shipping practices.
Andrew Dumbrille & Elissama Menezes from maritime solutions organization, Equal Routes discuss the 2030 Shipping Pact for People and Nature (2030 SPPaN) which envisions a future where sustainable shipping practices benefit nature, people, and the planet, overcoming hurdles through partnerships, accountability measures, and a holistic approach to governance.
Shipping sector leaders have commited to scaling up zero-emissions fuel derived from renewables-based hydrogen to nearly 11 million tonnes by 2030, sending a clear signal to the nascent industry.