We’re seeking feedback on the opportunities that green shipping corridors and international partnerships could provide as mechanisms to support the reduction of maritime emissions, and to better understand how industry and community engages with them.
Why we want your input
The Government would like to better understand industry and community perspectives – specifically how they are engaging with green shipping corridors and international partnerships to promote a decarbonised maritime sector.How you can voice your opinion
Read the MERNAP Issues Paper 4 Green Shipping Corridors and Partnerships and email your submission by close of business 5 April 2024 to: MERNAP@infrastructure.gov.auWhat will be the outcome of this consultation?
Your submission, from either a community or industry perspective, will help inform the development of short, medium and long-term approaches in the MERNAP to support Government and private sector initiatives when engaging with green shipping corridors and international partnerships to promote a decarbonised maritime sector.The Issue
The Australian Government has legislated an economy-wide target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. To deliver on this commitment, the Government is developing a Net Zero Plan, including six sectoral decarbonisation plans covering electricity and energy, transport, industry and waste, agriculture and land, resources and the built environment. For the transport sector, the Government is developing a Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan to examine GHG emissions reduction pathways across all transport modes (road, aviation, maritime and rail), including supporting infrastructure. One element of the transport sectoral plan is a Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan (MERNAP).
The MERNAP is being prepared through a series of thematic issues papers. This fourth paper explores the opportunities that green shipping corridors and international partnerships provide as mechanisms to support the reduction of maritime emissions.
The MERNAP aims to:
- support Australia’s national emissions reduction targets and contribute to global shipping decarbonisation;
- future-proof the Australian maritime sector and avoid a later accelerated, costly and disruptive transition by setting early signals;
- signal to global partners Australia’s clear pathway to net zero emission shipping in our waters and ports; and
- promote an equitable transition for the maritime sector, particularly for the maritime workforce.
To support the transition to a decarbonised maritime sector, new international partnerships will be required. Such partnerships will help accelerate the green transition in global shipping and, if managed well, ensure the benefits flow to Australia’s domestic maritime sector. This consultation explores the types of partnerships that will drive maritime decarbonisation globally, and how they can support Australia’s own maritime transition. It does not provide ‘answers’ as to the best approaches, rather aims to present information as a ‘scene-setter’ to stimulate feedback from industry and other stakeholders. Throughout the paper, questions are posed to test assumptions on likely approaches to help inform the Department’s recommendations to Government in the final MERNAP.
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08 Mar 2024 09:00 AEDT
05 Apr 2024 17:00 AEDT
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MERNAP Issues Paper on Green Shipping Corridors and International Partnerships
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