Decarbonising smaller vessels

10 June 2025

This survey applies to all Recreational powered craft, and it matters. Government policy will, in part at least, be guided by it. Don’t be put off by the questions that ask for an estimate of your Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG), you can answer that by saying what fuel you use and how many litres a year. For most of the liveaboard community, the cost of conversion to alternative fuels will mean there will be no viable option other than to continue to use fossil fuels or HVO if/when that becomes widely available. It is important that the message is communicated and understood.

There is also a link below to a NABO sponsored survey that covers similar ground to the HMG survey mentioned above. This NABO Survey is more user friendly! Members are encouraged to complete at least one of these, and there is no harm in completing both.