In a tight US election, the prospect of a Republican administration may be challenging for the shipping sector’s goals of reaching net zero, an MSC Group executive says.
Bud Darr, the Swiss shipping giant’s executive vice president for maritime policy and government affairs, expressed concern in the event of a Trump victory and looming decarbonisation targets.
“It’s a challenge for us in shipping to convince a Republican administration that decarbonisation is not only something that our business needs … but it also an enormous economic opportunity that I believe both Europe and the US, have slept on,” he told the Shipping UK...
