Publication details
Publication date: 11.04.2025 Cite as: Smith, T, Frosch, A., Fricaudet, M., Majidova, P., Oluteye, D., Baresic, D. & Rehmatulla, N. (2025) An overview of the discussions from IMO’s 83rd Marine Environment Protection Committee, London, UK
Summary
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee 83rd meeting has concluded with an agreement on a specification of mid-term measures designed to reduce emissions from the shipping sector and kick-start the energy transition. The meeting follows two working group meetings the previous week, on GHG (19th session of the Working Group) and Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency (APEE).
The meeting agreed to a new mid-term measures policy referred to as “net zero framework”. The agreement was reached after Saudi Arabia called for a vote – 63 member states voted for, 16 against, with the decision threshold a simple majority. There is now the conventional 6-month period before the agreed amendment is considered for adoption at a meeting in October 2025 (a simple yes/no decision, expected to be favourable based on the positions taken at this meeting).
Authors
Tristan Smith
Annika Frosch
Marie Fricaudet
Pinar Majidova
Dola Oluteye
Domagoj Baresic
Nishatabbas Rehmatulla
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