Member states are working to find convergences ahead of talks next week on proposed global regulations to reduce emissions from shipping, at the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) from 7 to 11 April.
The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 19) met for its 19th session from 31 March to 1 April 2025, chaired by Mr. Sveinung Oftedal (Norway). The meeting was attended by some 1,000 delegates.
The 2023 IMO GHG Strategy commits Member States to adopting new mid-term measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships in late 2025, including:
- a technical element, namely a goal-based marine fuel standard regulating the phased reduction of a marine fuel’s GHG intensity; and
- an economic element, on the basis of a maritime GHG emissions pricing mechanism.
The Intersessional Working Group continued discussions on the mid-term GHG reduction measures, to be presented as draft amendments to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
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