“We question whether it is right to use the limited resource that is green energy to make fuels that have so little effect?”
I applaud Øistein Jensen's provocation and have immense respect for Odfjell SE, but there is a flaw in the basis of the question. Green energy is not the limiting resource. The logic of electrifying everything we can as fast as we can is unequivocally sound, but the factors limiting this are things like grid connections, transmission capacity, EV and heat pump adoption rates, etc. and it’s highly localized. Solar and wind are the most scalable and rapidly growing power technologies the world has ever seen, and we can scale green energy faster than the power sector can absorb it (evidence = curtailment). So yes, let’s electrify everything we can as fast as we can AND let’s also tackle the next best options. We have the capital and capability to do both!
Moreover, the implication that maybe it's not worth the effort because it will have “so little effect” clearly misinterprets every recent #IPCC report. If your house is being threatened by wildfire, do you wait for the fire brigade and air tankers to arrive, or do you pull out your garden hose and get to work?
#shipping #decarbonization
Should sparse green energy really be used as ship fuel? Øistein Jensen Chief Sustainability Officer at Odfjell SE kicks off the tough debate.
”We question whether it is right to use the limited resource that is green energy to make fuels that have so little effect?," he tells ShippingWatch.
#shipping #oceanfreight #sustainability #energytransition #energy #climatechange #freight
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Odfjell questions whether shipping can really claim sparse green energy
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