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Op-Ed: The high cost of volatility: who pays when shipping’s LNG bet fails
The Middle East conflict has exposed LNG’s vulnerability to price shocks, supply disruption and tightening regulation. As bunker prices surge and scrutiny of methane emissions grows, operators face a sharper question: is LNG still a bridge fuel, or an increasingly stranded bet?
Op-Ed: Arctic Metagaz Explosion Shows That LNG Carriers Have Risks
As the IMO prepares to debate the future of shipping fuels, liability regimes, and climate regulation this spring, incidents like that involving the Arctic Metagaz should serve as a reminder that LNG expansion carries risks that extend beyond the ship itself. Regulators deciding the future of maritime fuels cannot afford to overlook the safety, environmental, and climate consequences of an expanding LNG fleet.
Op-Ed: The Great LNG Scam: The IMO’S Climate Credibility is on the Line
Elissama Menezes and Andrew Dumbrille, directors of Equal Routes (MARBEM Partner), write for Splash ahead of this month’s crunch green vote at the International Maritime Organization.
Safeguarding Natural and Social Capital:
“The global LNG-fueled fleet’s estimated 247,000 tons of methane emissions in 2023 translated to nearly US$950 million in annual climate damages — a near-fourfold increase from 2016, when the figure stood around US$250 million.”
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