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SUMMARY:Bigger Picture Talks at CEB with Professor Lynn Loo - Getting to n
 et-zero: decarbonising at the exajoule and joule levels - Professor Lynn L
 oo\, Princeton University and Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
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 ter/WN_bBVddX8NQFSdBuEtFPXVjw\n\nInternational shipping is responsible for
  90% of worldwide trade. Contributing approximately 3% of global carbon em
 issions\, the emissions of international shipping is higher than that of G
 ermany\, the sixth highest emitting nation in the world. While the Interna
 tional Maritime Organisation has articulated a decarbonisation target for 
 the sector to reduce more than 50% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and 7
 0% CO2 by 2050 compared to 2008 levels\, the pathway to achieving this amb
 ition is not clear given that low- and zero-carbon fuel alternatives are u
 nlikely to be available at cost and/or scale in the next decade. \n\nIn 20
 21\, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) [1] was establi
 shed with a singular mission to help the industry eliminate its GHG emissi
 ons through shaping standards\, financing projects\, deploying solutions a
 nd fostering collaboration across sectors. Strategically based in Singapor
 e\, the world’s largest maritime bunkering hub\, GCMD is supported by bo
 th the private and public sectors. In this talk\, I will highlight the str
 ategic directions and partnerships of GCMD and provide specific examples o
 f studies and pilots with which we hope to help the industry accelerate it
 s decarbonisation agenda.\n\nIn the second half of my presentation\, I wil
 l provide an update on the progress of my research team at Princeton in de
 veloping ultra-violet absorbing solar cells for electrifying glass surface
 s and wirelessly powering electrochromic smart windows. Since our first de
 monstration of these devices [2]\, we have made significant advances in ma
 terials design and development\; our best solar cells to-date boast averag
 e-photopic-response-weighted transmittances above 80% with near-perfect co
 lour rendering indices above 95%\, both of which are records for solar cel
 ls that prioritise light transmission and aesthetics.  \n\n[1]. https://gc
 formd.org \n[2]. N.C. Davy\, M. Sezen-Edmonds\, J. Gao\, X. Lin\, A. Liu\,
  N. Yao\, A. Kahn\, Y.-L. Loo\, “Near-UV Organic Solar Cells Paired with
  Electrochromic Windows for Smart Management of the Solar Spectrum” Natu
 re Energy 2\, 17104 (2017).\n\n\nProf. Lynn Loo is the chief executive off
 icer of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD)\, a non-prof
 it organization based in Singapore. Established by six founding partners f
 rom the maritime industry and supported by the Maritime & Port Authority o
 f Singapore\, GCMD’s mission is to help the sector accelerate its decarb
 onisation efforts through shaping standards\, deploying solutions\, financ
 ing projects and fostering collaboration across sectors. Lynn is also the 
 Theodora D. ’78 and William H. Walton III ’74 Professor in Engineering
 \, and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton Unive
 rsity. Before GCMD\, she was Director of the Andlinger Center for Energy a
 nd the Environment\, where she commissioned the Rapid Switch Initiative an
 d the Net-Zero America Study that has provided unprecedented temporal and 
 geographic granularity on transition pathways.\n\nOur departmental seminar
  series\, Bigger Picture Talks\, runs throughout the academic year\, invit
 ing thought-leaders from across the world driving significant advances in 
 our impact areas of energy\, health and sustainability to share and discus
 s their work with us. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to hear from 
 other leading researchers\, develop new connections and collaborations\, a
 nd discuss some of the wider questions in our field. We hope they will ins
 pire new ideas for us all to take into our own research.
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