{"id":2675,"date":"2022-09-23T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2022\/09\/23\/playbook-for-ports\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:58:52","slug":"playbook-for-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/projects-initiatives-greenport\/playbook-for-ports\/","title":{"rendered":"Playbook for ports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Developed by Pacific Environment and Opportunity Green, the \u2018Ports Playbook for Zero-Emission Shipping\u2019 lay outs nine actions to end port pollution, promote zero-emissions technologies, reward first movers and ensure reliable access to zero-emissions infrastructure and fuels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy leveraging port state authority and economic power, and collaborating with government partners and industry stakeholders, ports can play a leadership role in catalysing the zero-emission ocean shipping transition this decade \u2014 and beyond,\u201d say the authors of the playbook, Allyson Brown of Pacific Environment and Aiofe O\u2019Leary of Opportunity Green.<\/p>\n<p>The 9-point playbook calls on ports to take the following actions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commitments: Commitments to end all port pollution from ships, create or join zero-emission shipping corridors and abandon all fossil-fuel projects.<\/li>\n<li>Policy: Set zero-emissions deadlines for all ships, reward first movers and attract the world\u2019s cleanest ships, reduce emissions from existing ship calls.<\/li>\n<li>Progress: Electrify as much as possible, provide clean energy and reliable fuelling for zero-emissions cargo ships, centre community and worker oversight in a port\u2019s energy transition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 2020s are the critical decade for climate action, say the authors, and, with ships having an average lifespan of 20-30 years, decarbonisation of shipping needs to begin immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPorts must act with ambition, speed and scale,\u201d they say. \u201cThis transition is more than an imperative for our climate, community and ocean health \u2014 it is the most sustainable and equitable way for ports to ensure stable growth and enduring profitability in a competitive industry confronting global challenges and a changing climate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new \u2018playbook for ports\u2019 has launched challenging ports to take ambitious action across three lines of effort, with a focus on bold commitments, progressive policies and demonstrable progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-2675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects-initiatives-greenport"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2677,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions\/2677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2675"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=2675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}