Shipping decarbonization no longer an ‘if’ – Net Zero Framework endures at MEPC 84

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The Marine Environment Protection Committee has reaffirmed its commitment to the Net Zero Framework amid discussions on shipping decarbonization. This move emphasizes the importance of sustained negotiations in addressing environmental standards.

Delegates at the 84th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84) agreed to preserve the Net Zero Framework (NZF) as the central basis for continued negotiations, following intense last-minute debates over the scope and direction of the upcoming intersessional work. In the final hours of negotiations, member states reached a compromise on the ...