News / MEPC 80: Emission target tension rises as NGOs and protest groups pile in

Following the news of China’s resistance to IMO calls for decarbonising, environmental NGOs piled in at yesterday’s MEPC 80 session, calling for much more stringent requirements.

While a 20% reduction on well-to-wake ship emissions appears to be the more favoured outcome of the event – followed by a 70% reduction by 2040 – Pacific Environment argued that pursuing this would “exhaust [shipping’s] CO2 emissions budget by 2031.”

Meanwhile, zero-emission ship technology association ZESTA demanded the IMO revises its 2030 ...