The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has voted to postpone the adoption of its landmark Net-Zero Framework by one year, which includes the world’s first global carbon pricing mechanism for international shipping, after failing to reach consensus amid increasing political pressure from the United States and other oil-producing countries.
The decision was made on Friday, 17 October 2025, during an extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which was convened from 14 to 17 October in London to consider draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI.
The proposal to delay was put forward by Saudi Arabia and supported by Singapore. It passed by a simple majority, with 57 countries voting in favour of the delay, 49 opposing it, and 21 abstaining.
The decision is seen as a setback for countries such as the European Union, Brazil, India, China, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Korea, which had
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