Jotun to call attention to marine coatings and hull performance in COP 29 panel discussion
Published by Alfred Hamer,
Editorial Assistant
Dry Bulk,
Jotun announces that it has been invited to this year's COP 29 and the panel discussion "Navigating the Future: Bridging Shipping, Biodiversity and Decarbonization."
As COP 29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, is well underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, Jotun announces their attendance at this year’s conference. In the panel discussion “Navigating the Future: Bridging Shipping, Biodiversity, and Decarbonization” on November 18th, Dr Christer Øpstad, Global R&D Director Fouling Protection at Jotun, will contribute with insight and valuable perspectives within how marine coatings and hull performance protects biodiversity and is a key to make the shipping industry more sustainable.
“With a strong and continuous focus on R&D, we have enormous amount of knowledge and expertise on how the climate is affecting the biodiversity of our oceans. We believe a clean hull is vital for the shipping industry to be able to cut carbon emissions and protecting the biodiversity. At COP 29, we're looking forward to sharing these insights and discuss how to guide the sector towards more sustainable practices – especially looking into biodiversity and the role this issue is playing in the bigger picture”, said Christer Øpstad.
The panel discussion is initiated by Sustainable Shipping Initiative and will be held at the Ocean Pavilion in the Blue Zone at COP29. This year’s conference is hosted in Baku, Azerbaijan between November 11-22.
“Putting this issue on the agenda at important forums like COP 29, is of high importance. We hope to be able to both educate and create awareness on this extremely important topic, and we need regulators and policy makers to set the scene for a cleaner shipping industry”.
Read the article online at: https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/environment-sustainability/19112024/jotun-calls-attention-to-marine-coatings-and-hull-performance-in-cop-29-panel-discussion/
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