• Focus Area Transportation & Infrastructure Transportation & Infrastructure
  • Type Discussion paper
  • Date 09 December 2024
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Abstract

The maritime sector currently contributes approximately 2.3% of global CO₂ emissions, with projections suggesting that this share could rise to 10%-13% by 2050, highlighting an urgent need for decarbonization. In response to the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change, there is increasing support for transitioning the maritime sector to cleaner fuels such as hydrogen and its derivatives to achieve net-zero emissions in the sector. This study explores how lessons from other sectoral energy transitions can accelerate and enhance the maritime sector’s decarbonization process.

Authors

Nora Nezamuddin

Senior Fellow- Transportation & Infrastructure Nora is a senior fellow at KAPSARC specializing in transport economics research and energy consumption in the transport sector. Her…

Nora is a senior fellow at KAPSARC specializing in transport economics research and energy consumption in the transport sector. Her areas of interest include energy and transport economics, policy analysis, energy transitions, and sustainable transport. She holds an M.Sc. in Maritime and Air Transport Management, focusing on maritime transport economics research, from the University of Antwerp in Belgium and a B.S.B.A. in Business Administration and International Relations from The American University in Washington D.C.

Expertise

  • Energy Economics
  • Policy Analysis
  • Sustainable Transport
  • Energy Transitions
  • Energy in Transport and Freight Transport

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Rolando Fuentes

Rolando Fuentes

Former Research Fellow Dr. Rolando Fuentes was a research fellow focusing on business and regulatory models for the Utilities of the Future project.…

Dr. Rolando Fuentes was a research fellow focusing on business and regulatory models for the Utilities of the Future project. He has extensive experience in the energy and environmental sectors as an academic and policymaker. Rolando was the director of international negotiations at the Mexican Ministry of Energy and later became director of hydrocarbons projects. Before joining the Mexican government, he was a fellow of the London School of Economics, where he lectured and taught courses in Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Policy, and supervised master’s dissertations. Rolando has also been an associate of the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies and IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA), and was a recipient of the British Chevenning Scholarship in 2001.

 

Michael Samsu Koroma

Research Lead- Transportation & Infrastructure Michael is a Lead at KAPSARC working on the life cycle sustainability assessment of transport and energy systems. His focus…

Michael is a Lead at KAPSARC working on the life cycle sustainability assessment of transport and energy systems. His focus is on conventional and alternative powertrain systems, with a special interest in low-carbon fuels and energy pathways. He previously served as a Researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) on several Horizon 2020 transport research projects. Michael holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from VUB.

Expertise

  • Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
  • Low-Carbon Energy/Fuels
  • Alternative Powertrains
  • Just Transition
  • Circularity Principles

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Shahid Hasan

Principal Fellow- Utilities & Renewables Prior to joining KAPSARC, Shahid was an associate director at TERI, an independent research institution working in the areas of…

Prior to joining KAPSARC, Shahid was an associate director at TERI, an independent research institution working in the areas of energy, environment and sustainable development. As part of his managerial responsibilities, he was responsible for defining, providing direction, implementing research agenda. he has immensely enjoyed working in a team, guiding and mentoring fellow colleagues. As an energy specialist with research and consulting experience, Shahid has worked on various aspects of electricity market reforms covering a range of issues around energy-economics, energy-policy/regulation, energy-markets, energy-sustainability, pricing, DSM especially related to the electricity industry in India and abroad. He has interacted widely with policymakers, regulators, utilities (public and private), multi-lateral & bi-lateral organizations, and international research institutions. He also contributed to a number of government reports aimed to facilitate transition of the energy sector. Representation as energy sector specialist in a number of national and international expert groups/task forces etc.

Expertise

  • Energy policies/regulations
  • Markets and transitions

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