MEPC81: IMO SG Argues Impact-Tested Measures Need Member State Backing to Be Effective

Avoiding fragmentation and getting member states behind the measures designed to push forward the International Maritime Organization’s greenhouse gas strategy is a key aim for this week’s MEPC81 deliberations.

IMO confident net zero pathway will be finalised by next year

On the first day of a series of critical meetings at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that will shape the world’s first global decarbonisation plan for any industry sector, Secretary General, Arsenio Dominguez, said nothing now could stop new regulations from being agreed.

Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far

Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows.

Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO

The state of the climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts.”

Green marine: decarbonising the shipping sector

Shipping is a hugely energy-intensive industry that underpins the global economy, with no silver bullet to turn the sector green

Japan’s NYK becomes national champion for next-gen shipbuilding

Plans for a using a novel type of energy transport ship were announced on April 24, not one that hauls oil or natural gas, but a vessel that transports electricity in batteries.

ABS: The IMO and EU regulatory framework for marine biofuels

Regulations aimed at reducing air pollutants and emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from shipping have increased interest in the use of biofuels

IMO analyzing 20 scenarios of how a levy will impact shipping

Secretary general Arsenio Dominguez says IMO is on track scrutinizing how a levy on carbon emissions will impact shipping, trade and economies of entire nations