A new age in seafaring? Analysing the Dutch approach to incentivise a zero carbon fleet
(2021) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20211LUCSUS (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
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- Henner Busch LU
- organization
- course
- MESM02 20211
- year
- 2021
- 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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