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A new age in seafaring? Analysing the Dutch approach to incentivise a zero carbon fleet

Oostdam, Suzanne LU (2021) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20211
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Contributing 3% of global annual carbon emissions, the shipping sector has to do its part to keep the
global temperature under the maximum increase of 2°C. To fulfil this target, the Netherlands conceived
the ‘Green Deal on Maritime and Inland Shipping and Ports’ in 2019. This thesis aims to make a
preliminary assessment on the policy’s effectiveness by applying Weber et al.’s environmental policy
effectiveness framework. The policy will be examined according to four steps; these will aid in
assessing the policy’s expected ability to reach the policy goals.
It was found that the Green Deal heavily relies on an ecological modernisation vision and market-based
mechanisms to reach policy goals, resulting in moderately low chances... (More)
Contributing 3% of global annual carbon emissions, the shipping sector has to do its part to keep the
global temperature under the maximum increase of 2°C. To fulfil this target, the Netherlands conceived
the ‘Green Deal on Maritime and Inland Shipping and Ports’ in 2019. This thesis aims to make a
preliminary assessment on the policy’s effectiveness by applying Weber et al.’s environmental policy
effectiveness framework. The policy will be examined according to four steps; these will aid in
assessing the policy’s expected ability to reach the policy goals.
It was found that the Green Deal heavily relies on an ecological modernisation vision and market-based
mechanisms to reach policy goals, resulting in moderately low chances of potential success. Based on
existing evidence, this thesis suggests that the Netherlands could achieve more environmental
successes if their sustainable shipping policies would gravitate more towards command-and-control
policies. (Less)
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author
Oostdam, Suzanne LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
environmental policy, policy effectiveness, sustainable shipping, ecological modernisation theory, sustainability science, the Netherlands
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2021:026
language
English
id
9048847
date added to LUP
2021-06-22 08:09:56
date last changed
2021-06-22 08:09:56
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  abstract     = {{Contributing 3% of global annual carbon emissions, the shipping sector has to do its part to keep the 
global temperature under the maximum increase of 2°C. To fulfil this target, the Netherlands conceived 
the ‘Green Deal on Maritime and Inland Shipping and Ports’ in 2019. This thesis aims to make a 
preliminary assessment on the policy’s effectiveness by applying Weber et al.’s environmental policy 
effectiveness framework. The policy will be examined according to four steps; these will aid in 
assessing the policy’s expected ability to reach the policy goals.
It was found that the Green Deal heavily relies on an ecological modernisation vision and market-based 
mechanisms to reach policy goals, resulting in moderately low chances of potential success. Based on 
existing evidence, this thesis suggests that the Netherlands could achieve more environmental 
successes if their sustainable shipping policies would gravitate more towards command-and-control 
policies.}},
  author       = {{Oostdam, Suzanne}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{A new age in seafaring? Analysing the Dutch approach to incentivise a zero carbon fleet}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}