Decarbonization and sustainable development goal 13: a reflection of the maritime sector

Fossil fuel as the beacon of industrialization emits carbon dioxide more than any other source energy. Carbon emission among Green House Gases is dominant gas responsible for global warming and damaging impact climate change. Given enormity change, United Nations General Assembly in 2015 adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which ‘goal 13ʹ was a call action to mitigate drastic effect change by reducing 2°C above pre-industrial levels or 1.5°C 2030. Shipping maritime sector accounts over 80% trade hugely dependent on Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) about 2.7% dioxide. Against this backdrop, concern study is, therefore, ascertain level progress decarbonization sustainable development focusing international shipping sector. The documentary method research while Win-Win Solution served conceptual framework. analyzed efforts decarbonize industry determine if will likely achieve green target