Getting to Zero Coalition urges IMO to secure an investable Net‑Zero Framework for global shipping

In the aftermath of the 22nd session of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on greenhouse gas emissions, the Getting to Zero Coalition issued an appeal urging member states to secure an “investable” Net‑Zero Framework for international shipping. According to coalition statements and maritime press coverage, delegates in London revisited the framework’s fuel‑intensity trajectory, compliance system and governance of a proposed IMO fund, while some countries pushed to soften or replace core elements such as the carbon‑pricing mechanism. Under the framework agreed in principle last year, ships would be subject to progressively stricter limits on the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy they use, and a financial mechanism would charge higher‑emitting vessels while rewarding cleaner fuel use. Revenues are expected to flow into an IMO Net‑Zero Fund supporting zero‑ and near‑zero emission fuels, innovation and the wider transition.