IMO Discussions Begin: Clean Shipping Coalition Pushes for Bold Climate Action

As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) begins two weeks of crucial negotiations, the Clean Shipping Coalition is calling on governments to take bold action to reduce the shipping industry’s climate impact.

Discussions will focus on key measures, including a global fuel standard, a greenhouse gas levy, and reforms to the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII). These talks will take place across three major meetings: ISWG-GHG-19 on 31 March-1 April, which will address emissions reductions and...

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Divided IMO approves short-term measures

Delegates at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting online this week have approved short-term measures to reduce carbon from existing ships, however, the meeting was divided on the efficacy of the proposals.

Critical discussions at the IMO could see the price of shipping increase as environmental considerations raise the cost of shipping in the medium term, making this year’s rate rises a permanent fixture over the longer term.

A number of environmental groups allied with many...

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