Great to see continued focus on the IMO Net-Zero Framework. Our recent technical briefings from MEPC 83 show how design-phase decisions today can accelerate compliance and reduce long-term operational costs. At HEC, we’ve been analyzing the framework’s implications since MEPC 83 concluded in April, producing two in-depth technical briefings to help [...]
The Next 25 Years in Shipping: What the IMO Net Zero Framework Means for You See the previous post for an overview of the Net Zero Framework (NZF) regulations approved at the IMO’s recent MEPC 83 meeting. LINK TO PART 1 > The NZF will now be up for formal adoption at the [...]
Background As anticipated, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 83, which wrapped up on April 11th, along with the two earlier interim meetings of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (ISWG-GHG) 18 and 19, were notably eventful. MEPC approved a landmark fee-based mid-term Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction measure that should be formally adopted in October and would then go into effect in March [...]
Background The IMO again held ‘back-to-back’ meetings in London for the 17th session of the Intersessional Working Group on GHG emissions (ISWG-GHG) on the 23rd to 27th of September 2024 and the subsequent 82nd session of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) on the following week of 30 September to 4 October. The topics [...]
IMO WRAPS UP ITS MEPC 81 AND ISWG-GHG 16 MEETINGS International Maritime Organization - Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) BACKGROUND Serious progress was made on GHG issues during this session, but little was finalized. The IMO is a 175-nation consensus organization (about 90 countries attended MEPC) with several dozen maritime industry and environmental non-voting observer non-governmental [...]
IMO (MEPC) – 80TH SESSION, 3-7 JULY 2023 International Maritime Organization - Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) BACKGROUND The MEPC 80 session adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, with enhanced targets to tackle harmful emissions. The revised IMO GHG Strategy includes an enhanced common ambition to reach net-zero [...]
MO (MEPC) – 79th session, 12-16 December 2022 International Maritime Organization - Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) BACKGROUND The IMO’s most recent Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 79) was held on 12-16 December 2022. Prior to this meeting, there was the preparatory meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG [...]
Background The IMO’s recent Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 78) was held June 6th thru 10th, 2022. Prior to this meeting there were two preparatory meetings of the Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emission from Ships: ISWG-GHG 11 (March 14-18); ISWG-GHG- 12 (May 16-12). Due to the limited time to [...]
Background: The 11th meeting of the Inter-sessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emission from Ships (ISWG-GHG 11) was held from the 14th to the 18th of March 2022. There have typically been one or two ISWG-GHG meetings held in between the full Marine Environmental Protection Committee meetings, the next one, MEPC 78, [...]
Background In June, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 76th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) session. Arguably, the most important and time-consuming issue on the committee's agenda is the regulation of greenhouse Gases (GHG) from ships. Because the IMO is an agency of the United Nations (UN), IMO’s efforts on this subject have [...]
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