IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said shipping cannot abandon its net-zero ambition, while member states continue seeking a compromise on the delayed global emissions framework.
International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said at an industry gathering in Shanghai that abandoning international shipping’s decarbonisation objectives is not an option. He stopped short of promising formal adoption of the Net-Zero Framework by year-end, noting that member states are still trying to reconcile sharply different economic and energy priorities.
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