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Full Steam Ahead

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Title: Full Steam Ahead
Author:
Sandford, C., Malins, C.
Affiliation:
Cerulogy
Publication Date:
Pages:
1-50
Publisher:
Cerulogy
Fuels Group:
Methane (Natural Gas), Biodiesel (FAME), Methanol
Fuel Blends Mentioned?
Yes
Feedstocks Group:
Agriculture: Food and Oil Crops, Wastes and Byproducts, Agriculture: Residues
Pathways Group:
Thermochemical, Catalysis
Topics:
Fuel Production Pathways, Fuel Supply, Infrastructure and Bunkering, Markets and Forecasting
Vessel Segment:
Ocean-going Vessels
Language:
English

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Sandford, C.; Malins, C. (2025). Full Steam Ahead. Report by Cerulogy.
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TY - RPRT
TI - Full Steam Ahead
AU - Sandford, C
AU - Malins, C
AB - In our analysis, we consider three scenarios for biofuel uptake, constrained by the need to deliver the proposed targets and distinguished by feedstock eligibility rules. The first scenario allows all feedstocks to contribute; the second excludes feedstocks classified as high-ILUC; the third restricts the contribution of food and feed crops. We find that without robust safeguards, the proposed policy risks driving net global emissions to increase rather than decrease. It is unclear at this stage of the IMO negotiations if and how ILUC emissions and methane leaks though the bio-LNG supply chains will be addressed in the proposed methodology. Excluding feedstocks identified as high-ILUC (i.e. palm and soybean oil) would be an easy way to enhance the robustness of the policy’s climate goals.
DA - 2025/02//
PY - 2025
SP - 1
EP - 50
PB - Cerulogy
UR - https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/imo-fuelling-deforestation
LA - English
KW - Agriculture: Food and Oil Crops
KW - Wastes and Byproducts
KW - Agriculture: Residues
KW - Methane (Natural Gas)
KW - Biodiesel (FAME)
KW - Methanol
KW - Thermochemical
KW - Catalysis
KW - Fuel Production Pathways
KW - Fuel Supply, Infrastructure and Bunkering
KW - Markets and Forecasting
KW - Ocean-going Vessels
ER -
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Abstract

In our analysis, we consider three scenarios for biofuel uptake, constrained by the need to deliver the proposed targets and distinguished by feedstock eligibility rules. The first scenario allows all feedstocks to contribute; the second excludes feedstocks classified as high-ILUC; the third restricts the contribution of food and feed crops. We find that without robust safeguards, the proposed policy risks driving net global emissions to increase rather than decrease. It is unclear at this stage of the IMO negotiations if and how ILUC emissions and methane leaks though the bio-LNG supply chains will be addressed in the proposed methodology. Excluding feedstocks identified as high-ILUC (i.e. palm and soybean oil) would be an easy way to enhance the robustness of the policy’s climate goals.