Declan Bush
Senior Reporter
Former Lloyd’s List’s sustainability editor Declan rejoined us in August 2023 as senior reporter. Between his Lloyd’s List tours of duty, Declan covered distressed debt as a reporter with Reorg, an industry-leading financial newswire. He has also written for legal trade press and, before that, newspapers in his native Western Australia. When not checking the news, Declan plays guitar in London's blues music scene and buys more books than will ever have time to read.
Latest From Declan Bush
Regulation isn’t the only thing holding up bio-LNG
The LNG ships on order today will need to replace fossil gas with greener options in future. But can they?
Watering down the NZF would sabotage green goals, GMF warns
Green researchers argue that watering down the Net-Zero Framework so it can pass its next MEPC vote would do little to improve green fuel supplies, and would come with side effects
Biogas maker wants US law to ‘level the playing field’ with FuelEU
Biogas maker Vanguard Renewables says US biofuel regulation has to change to unlock the potential marine fuel market for bio-LNG. But regulation is not the only barrier
FuelEU flaw means dirtier ships pay less than they should, say researchers
Dirtier ships trading in the EU will pay less than cleaner ones because of a problem with the way the FuelEU Maritime regulation calculates penalties, according to the UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub
IEA official plays down biofuel logging risk at IMO
The IEA’s head of renewable energy played down the risks of biofuel crops leading to deforestation, saying the IMO should use a tiered, risk-based approach to assessing biofuels' sustainability. Green groups said the link between biofuels and logging was well established and backed stricter controls
Biofuel industries make their pitch for shipping
Biofuel makers are lobbying the IMO to help them gain a foothold in shipping as the regulator mulls guidance for what counts as green fuel. But the variety of sources and standards make choosing a winner complex