IMO: Reducing global emissions from shipping
At a Glance
16-11-2016
Although emissions from international aviation and shipping were not included in the Paris Agreement on climate change, separate emission negotiations have been under way in these sectors. When the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) – a body of the International Maritime Organization – met in London in October 2016 for its 70th session, its agenda featured two items concerning air pollution from ships. While the MEPC took a clear step towards cutting sulphur emissions, progress on curbing global greenhouse gas emissions has been slower.
At a Glance
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- emission allowance
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- EU control
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- international affairs
- international agreement
- International Civil Aviation Organisation
- International Maritime Organisation
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- maritime and inland waterway transport
- maritime shipping
- reduction of gas emissions
- shipping policy
- TRANSPORT
- United Nations