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Today, at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, 19 countries joined the first-ever framework to create zero-emission clean shipping corridors, the Clydebank Declaration.
Signatories to the Clydebank Declaration have agreed to work together to support the establishment of green shipping corridors, defined as zero-emission maritime routes, between two or more ports.
Signatories are:
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Denmark
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Japan
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Spain
Sweden
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The United States of America
The naming of the ‘Clydebank Declaration’ pays tribute to the heritage of the City of Glasgow and the River Clyde where the Declaration was signed.
The Declaration sits within the Zero-Emission Shipping Mission and is designed to complement work at the International Maritime Organization to enable zero-emission shipping.
Read the full declaration here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cop-26-clydebank-declaration-for-green-shipping-corridors/cop-26-clydebank-declaration-for-green-shipping-corridors
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