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Paris Agreement

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IMO members agree to cut by 50% greenhouse gas emissions from ships by 2050

More than 100 member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted during the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)…
  • April 14, 2018
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Shipping industry needs new ship designs, technologies to achieve CO2 goals

The shipping industry recently concluded that the sector will need to design ships differently and be more technologically innovative to reach world climate goals…
  • December 4, 2017
  • 2 minute read

COP23 unveils campaign to include the ocean in the climate change agenda

The COP23 host country Fiji launched recently the Ocean Pathway Partnership toward formal recognition of the links between ocean and climate change in the…
  • November 21, 2017
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UN climate convention details key achievements

Nations on November 18 agreed to launch the next steps towards higher climate action ambition before 2020 at the close of the annual United…
  • November 19, 2017
  • 3 minute read

City, regional gov’ts sign pledge for faster climate action

The Bonn-Fiji Commitment was signed November 12 by local and regional leaders from around the world at their UN Climate Change Conference summit to…
  • November 13, 2017
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IMO adopts 7-point outline for an interim decarbonization plan

The UN’s shipping body International Maritime Organization (IMO) has settled on a seven-step outline for an interim strategy to decarbonize the shipping industry, one…
  • July 10, 2017
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Asia reacts to US withdrawal from Paris accord

Singapore reiterated its strong support for the Paris Agreement while Japan expressed regret over the U.S.’s announcement of its intention to withdraw from the…
  • June 3, 2017
  • 3 minute read