1.5 DEGREES – SHIPPING’S ROLE IN PREVENTING CLIMATE CATASTROPHE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Madadh MacLaine is a visionary social entrepreneur working in sustainability within the maritime sector. She is the Founder/Secretary-General of the Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs) which holds provisional consultative status at the UN body, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as well as Founder/CEO of Zero Emissions Maritime Technology Ltd (ZEM-Tech), co-founder of the International Windships Association, where she held a position on the executive board until 2019. Ms MacLaine is a strong voice for the uptake of hydrogen as a maritime fuel, working on industrial projects, as well as standards and regulations. Ms MacLaine has been working in *zero-emissions shipping since founding the sustainable development NGO Fair Winds Trust, where she began designs for a ZE multi-access cargo ship in 2000. She has a background in hydrogen water electrolysis, ports, and maritime systems, having represented ITM Power, plc, in the maritime industry.
*zero means ‘absolute zero’ – ISWG-GHG 13/3/9 defined the term ‘absolute zero’ as an energy source that produces “no emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) or other greenhouse gases (GHG) across all scopes, i.e., where there are no direct emissions from fuel consumption or indirect emissions from energy purchased or any GHG emissions from production to end use.” As MEPC 78/7 and ISWG-GHG 12/3 discussed, renewable energy is the production source of ‘absolute-zero’- GHG marine fuels.