MAN Discover Podcast

In summer 2023 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has revised its strategy and goals for emission reduction aiming to reach net-zero by 2050. A long-awaited ambition in the industry, but a framework with measures to reach that goal is still missing. Johannah Christensen, CEO of the Global Maritime Forum, explains what the players in the maritime industry can do to make this ambition a reality.

Struggling with acceptance just a decade ago, carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies are now acknowledged by scientists, politicians and industry leaders worldwide as one of the building blocks for a climate-neutral future – it’s the only chance to reduce unavoidable emissions from hard-to-abate industry. In our new podcast episode Marco Ernst, Head of Sales & Project Management CCS at MAN Energy Solutions, further explains the significance of CCS in the quest for net zero.

Maritime shipping is responsible for 90 percent of global trade and a crucial link to supply networks. But it’s also a major contributor to climate change accounting for 3 percent of the world’s emissions each year. But that can change. Katharine Palmer, United Nations’ Climate Champion's Shipping Lead is driving collaboration and breakthrough projects in the industry to move to carbon-neutral fuels in the race to net-zero by 2050.

Decarbonizing society is impossible without decarbonizing heating and cooling, says Thomas Nowak, Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association. He is convinced that the heat pump technology is becoming a keystone to decarbonize heating and cooling in our homes and our industries. In this podcast episode he explains why.