The Brazilian government has been hosting the 2023 senior officials’ meeting of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in Rio de Janeiro this week. The meeting has brought together CEM’s senior government officials from around the world and partners for a full agenda of events. International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) presented governments with a proposal to further develop the Clean Energy Marine Hubs (CEM-Hubs) Initiative, which is a cooperative alliance with IAPH and other partners to de-risk investments in the coastal production and seaborne transportation of zero emission fuels. IAPH vice-president José Firmo (Porto do Açu) attended the plenary meeting in Rio on Monday and joined the ICS team in a side event dedicated to the CEM-Hubs Initiative. With the backing of five countries already – the UAE, Canada, Norway, Uruguay and Panama – the positive response from other countries in Rio to the initiative will create further momentum ahead of its formal launch at the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial in Goa, India, this summer.
Meeting at CEM in Rio de Janeiro: Henriette Nesheim (Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway),
Nelson Mojarro (ICS), Thiago Barral (Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil) and José Firmo (IAPH)
