Transport decarbonisation – plotting a maritime course to net zero

Eleanor Lane and Olivia Jamison, with CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, report on a new policy issued by the UK government with ambitious plans for reducing the environmental cost of transport

On 14 July 2021 the UK Department for Transport (DfT) published a wide-reaching policy plan on decarbonising transport and the targets and ambitions required to meet the UK’s net-zero target by 2050 (the decarbonisation plan). The main elements of the decarbonisation plan as applied to the maritime sector are set out below and provide investors and operators with some visibility of future measures.