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.
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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.”
Oil and gas companies are way off-track from Paris Agreement goals, finds new combined alignment scorecard
Despite falling short, bp scores highest relative to oil producing peers.
EU ETS: catalyst for change, mired in growing pains
Confusion continues to circle regional emission legislation
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