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Carnival Corporation Joins Getting to Zero Coalition
info • Dec 18, 2019
Carnival Corporation announced yesterday it has joined the Getting to Zero Coalition, an alliance of organizations across the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors committed to accelerating the decarbonization of the international shipping industry. Carnival Corporation is the first cruise company to join the global alliance.
The coalition's goal aligns with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050 as compared to 2008 emissions.
As part of its strategic plan for carbon footprint reduction Carnival Corporation will use liquefied natural gas to power cruise ships with a total of 11 next-generation cruise ships joining the Carnival fleet through 2025. Carnival Corporation launched the world's first cruise ship powered by LNG, AIDAnova, in late 2018, followed by a second LNG ship, Costa Smeralda, earlier this month.
"We look forward to working with fellow coalition partners in the maritime, energy and other related industries, as well as academics, think tanks and policymakers, to develop a roadmap that identifies the technologies, investments and actions we must pursue to begin introducing zero emission vessels into the global shipping and passenger fleet," said Tom Strang, senior vice president of maritime affairs for Carnival Corporation.
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