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COP26 declaration: Shipping and Offshore Wind – Operation Zero

An industry coalition, convened by the Department for Transport, to accelerate the decarbonisation of operations and maintenance vessels in the North Sea offshore wind sector.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 7 December 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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COP26 declaration: Shipping and Offshore Wind – Operation Zero

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Operation Zero, launched by the Department for Transport at COP26, is an industry coalition working together to accelerate the decarbonisation of the operations and maintenance vessels in the North Sea offshore wind sector.

The vision of Operation Zero is for zero-emission operations and maintenance vessels to be deployed in the region by 2025.

This declaration was signed by the initial cohort of members on 9 November 2021. It outlines the potential for this sector to be a first mover, the group’s mission statement and ambitions, and the pledges of members to work together to decarbonise these vessels.

Research into decarbonising offshore wind operations and maintenance vessels has been published to support the initiative.

Published 7 December 2021