Talks on implementing the IMO’s greenhouse-gas strategy are accelerating ahead of MEPC 85, with fuel requirements, compliance payments and zero-emission incentives among the key unresolved issues.
Negotiations over the IMO Net-Zero Framework are intensifying ahead of the upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee session, MEPC 85. The discussions focus on turning the organization’s revised greenhouse-gas strategy into a practical compliance system for ships and companies. Core issues include carbon-intensity trajectories, fuel requirements and financial consequences for non-compliance.
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