The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met for its 83rd session in person at IMO Headquarters in London from April 7-11, 2025. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Harry Conway (Liberia), with
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met for its 83rd session in person at IMO Headquarters in London from April 7-11, 2025. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Harry Conway (Liberia), with Mr. Hanqiang Tan (Singapore) as Vice-Chair.
Highlights included:
Tackling climate change
- The Committee finalized and approved the draft legal text for the "IMO Net-Zero Framework," to be included as a new chapter in Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
- The IMO Net-Zero Framework includes a set of "mid-term measures" aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, in line with the reduction targets set out in the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy. These measures consist of a technical and an economical element.
- The Committee agreed that in the period between the adoption of the IMO Net-Zero Framework and its entry into force, further assessment (qualitative and quantitative, as appropriate) of the potential impacts of an increase in maritime transport costs on food security resulting from the adopted framework should be conducted.
Review of the short-term GHG reduction measures
- The Committee finalized Phase 1 of the review of IMO's short-term GHG reduction measures, which were adopted in 2021 and entered into force in 2022.
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