IMO members again dismiss $5 billion green fuel R&D fund

Member states expressed concern over the equitable use of the R&D funds as well as fair and equal access to any patents and technologies that would be created.

The urgency of finding a zero-carbon fuel for shipping, which produces almost 3 percent of global emissions, grows each year. Photo credit: Shutterstock

Member states expressed concern over the equitable use of the R&D funds as well as fair and equal access to any patents and technologies that would be created.