"US 'Green Corridors' Initiative Vital for Shipping Industry Emissions Reduction, Says Buttigieg"

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has said that the establishment of "green shipping corridors" is crucial to reducing carbon emissions from the shipping industry. The US is seeking to develop partnerships with "like-minded countries" to improve maritime security and keep shipping and aviation corridors open. Emissions from maritime transport account for about 3% of total global emissions from human activities. The International Maritime Organization wants to halve its greenhouse gas releases by midcentury and may seek deeper cuts this year. Japan is working to reduce fossil fuel use and promote hydrogen and ammonia as alternative fuels.