The ABC Radio Australia's Pacific Beat captures the juncture of IMO's progress on shipping industries carbon emissions strategy ahead of the UNFCCC (26th COP) in Glasgow.

The IMO points to a recently adopted energy efficiency rating system for ships as an example it is taking the issue seriously.

"Much like you would see an efficiency rating on a refrigerator and what that will do is rate each ship ... and if ships are rated too low they have to develop an action plan to correct that," Mr Kenney said.

Dr Nuttall doesn't think the new rating system will do much to cut emissions.

"We're talking one to three per cent overall savings ... we're not keeping up with the rise in emissions let alone peaking and dropping off," he said.    Read here.  

Posted on - 2021-10-14

11 countries have come out boldly to support decarbonisation strategy of the Pacific proposed by the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands for the zero emissions by 2050 goal at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). These countries have also voiced support for the $100 carbon levy to be introduced by 2025 as proposed earlier this year by the two Pacific archipelagoes. “We see this as a diplomatic win for the Pacific to urge the IMO to take bold and necessary actions needed to align with 1.5 degrees,” Ambassador Albon tweeted @alishoda #ZeroBy2020.  The 11 participating governments from Asia are: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, The Philippines, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste and Sri Lanka.  Read here

 

 

Posted on - 2021-10-01

Around 80% of global trade is transported across oceans on cargo vessels powered by fossil fuels, Pacific nations are calling for decisive global action.  Last week three Pacific Island states – the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands – officially asked the IMO to drastically scale up its ambition for decarbonising the shipping sector. The Guardian highlights this urgency.  Read here 

Posted on - 2021-09-20