Chapter 06 · Governance & regulationRegulation & International Instruments
Clydebank Declaration
Definition
The Clydebank Declaration was launched at COP26 in Glasgow on 10 November 2021. Signatory states commit to support the establishment of at least six green shipping corridors — maritime routes between ports on which zero-emission shipping is demonstrated and scaled — by the middle of the 2020s, through voluntary partnerships, regulatory frameworks and shared infrastructure planning.
References
launch date, corridor commitment, signatories, approach annex
22 initial signatories; sector emissions share
Overview
What it means
It is the flagship multilateral instrument for kick-starting zero-emission deep-sea shipping, a sector responsible for roughly 2. 5–3% of global CO2 emissions.
How it is used
Signatories (initially 22 countries) pair ports, agree fuels and standards, and coordinate demand signals for green fuels along chosen routes.
Why it matters
Shipping decarbonisation depends on coordinated port, fuel and vessel investment that no single actor can deliver alone.