The Roadmap 2050: Operations Sector Targets
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The Roadmap to 2050 is designed to serve as a compass for navigating uncharted waters—together. It outlines a collective, coordinated approach with quantified goals that engage and empower every stakeholder in the yachting industry. By committing to this roadmap, yachting companies can future-proof their operations, not only advancing decarbonisation but also moving towards a regenerative future.
2025
10 largest yacht management companies select KPIs to annually submit their fleet’s energy, waste and water use
2030
Fleet: 30% of yachts use alternative fuels, while minimising onboard energy, waste and water
Marinas: 30% to switch to renewable shore power
2035
Fleet: 53% of yachts use alternative fuels, while minimising onboard energy, waste and water
Marinas: 53% to switch to renewable shore power
2040
Fleet: 72% of yachts use alternative fuels, while minimising onboard energy, waste and water
Marinas: 72% to switch to renewable shore power
2045
Fleet: 87% of yachts use alternative fuels, while minimising onboard energy, waste and water
Marinas: 87% to switch to renewable shore power
2050
Fleet: 100% of yachts use alternative fuels, while minimising onboard energy, waste and water
Marinas: Renewable shore power at 100% of marinas
Sector specific targets: Operations
The operations of the global fleet of around 6,000 yachts over 30 meters which represents a large majority of annual impact of the yachting sector.
Yachting is one of the few maritime sectors of which the fleet continues to grow and there is no real end of life. The fleet growth causes the impact trendline to go upward, while this needs to come down to reach net-zero in 2050 (IMO provision).
The roadmap goals have taken into account this annual growth when setting reduction targets. Apart from continuous efforts to reduce energy, waste and water use onboard of the yachts, inspired by the Environmental Crew Guidelines Water Revolution Foundation published for-and-by crew, alternative fuels such as HVO are providing the real ways to cut emissions for the existing fleet.
Note, that outside of Europe the production of sustainable HVO is less transparent and could be fraudulent. HVO produced inside Europe is better monitored and that is also where the majority of the fleet resides. The European production today is about 4 million metric tons, should be sufficient to supply the entire yachting fleet.
The roadmap has set targets for uptake of alternative fuels by the existing fleet, there is a significant role to play for yacht managers, captains and the close circle around the owner.
The collective path forward
To effectively track progress, yachting needs a centralised, standardised data monitoring system.
This system should be designed for collective benefit—allowing participants to track their own progress, benchmark it against their peer group and as such contribute to monitor the overall sector trajectory toward net-zero.
Selecting the right KPIs, determining the scope for the data submission to enable comparison, utilising existing sources, and setup a frequent data collection mechanism for monitoring is what needs to happen within 2025 with a critical mass of industry players.