Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Lloyd’s Register Decarbonisation Hub’s Zero Carbon Fuel Monitor, what steps his Department has taken to help increase the readiness of (a) hydrogen, (b) ammonia and (c) methanol as future fuels in shipping.

The Clean Maritime Plan is the Government’s route map for the transition to a future of zero emission shipping. It sets out an ambitious path supporting the achievement of the legislative target for the UK to reach net zero emissions across the economy by 2050.

As set out in the 2021 Transport Decarbonisation Plan, the department is taking a two-pronged approach to maritime decarbonisation: a comprehensive policy and regulatory programme; and R&D funding and investment.

Hydrogen and hydrogen carriers have been identified as an important part of the solution for the maritime sector. In January 2022, we extended the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), making renewable fuels of non-biological origin for marine use, such as hydrogen and ammonia, eligible for incentives under the RTFO.