This week is the 74th meeting of the marine environmental protection committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and it represents one of the best hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from a large and growing sector.

Based in London, the IMO is the UN agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the environmental impact of ships, and the only organisation bringing all the world’s nations together to regulate marine transport.

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Posted on - 2019-05-14

More documents are being disclosed in advance of committee meetings at the International Maritime Organization, but one quarter of the member governments still kept their pre-meeting submissions confidential for an upcoming meeting on environmental issues, according to a check by eyeonglobaltransparency.net.

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Posted on - 2019-05-14

Monday morning saw International Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim open proceedings at this week’s 74th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) with a call for greater cross-industry collaboration to improve shipping’s environmental performance.

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Posted on - 2019-05-14