By
Laura Hyde |
An International Maritime Organization (IMO) intersessional working group has proposed additional mid-term measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping.
The working group gathered in London, UK, for its 19th session to discuss the IMO’s 2023 GHG Strategy, which commits Member States to adopting new mid-term measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships in late 2025. During the meeting, which was chaired by Sveinung Oftedal, IMO member and senior adviser at Norway's ministry of the environment, and attended by 1,000 delegates, the working group proposed amendments to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (known as MARPOL).
The revisions will be discussed further by IMO Member States at the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting, which will take place from 7-11 April. The committee will discuss a number of topics, including energy efficiency of ships, marine plastic litter, reducing GHG emissions from ships, and pollution prevention and response.
Once approved, the draft amendments will be circulated and are expected to be formally and legally adopted in October 2025. The new measures will then become part of the IMO Net-Zero Framework’s MARPOL Annex VI, which already covers 97.3 per cent of global merchant shipping tonnage.
Find out more about the MEPC on the IMO website.
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