The IMO vote is delayed. Start anyway.
Form coalitions, secure investments and co-finance green fuel infrastructure now. By the time levies take effect you will be collecting surplus units.
By Carbon3 team1 min read

The IMO Net-Zero Framework vote has been delayed by a year. But don't let this be an excuse for "doing nothing".
With Carbon3 you can get started tomorrow: form coalitions, secure investments, co-finance and de-risk green fuel infrastructure buildouts, port infrastructure upgrades, and ship retrofits/newbuilds. By the time IMO's levies take effect, your company will be collecting Surplus Units, all the way to 2050 and beyond.
Carbon3 is a simple, industry agnostic platform and marketplace. Enabling cost and benefit sharing between all stakeholders, de-risking investments across entire value chains, and helping abate the full Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions spectrum. Learn more - https://carbon3.net/
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Originally published on LinkedIn, 17 October 2025.
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