LNG, a transitional fuel or GHG?

Last October’s Extraordinary Session of the MEPC delayed the approval of the IMO’s Net Zero Framework largely on the basis that some member states regarded the regulation as too harsh on LNG.

Methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, is the main component of LNG but its supporters point to a number of benefits, it cuts NOx by around 80%, SOx by 100%, burns cleaner than crude, cutting particulates and is readily available around the globe.

“LNG has come up in the discussions several times [at MEPC], and how it should be addressed in the framework,” admitted the secretary general of the IMO, Arsenio Dominguez in discussion with RINA.

Dominguez believes that