News / Maersk ups the ante in maritime climate change debate

With today’s announcement that the company has joined Hong Kong’s Low Carbon Charter (LCC), AP Møller-Maersk has shown further commitment to meeting climate change goals that go beyond the International Maritime Organization’s targets.

Launched by the Business Environment Council (BEC), the signing of the LCC commits the Danish shipping line to meet Paris Agreement decarbonisation goals that are in line with achieving warming levels no higher than 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels.

Maersk will commit to the science-based initiative and implement ...