IMO agreement to bring global shipping o • Table.Briefings

After decades without CO2 reduction targets, the UN International Maritime Organization sets itself rules that may be enough to meet the 2-degree limit. For many, the details show progress. Critics, however, see a departure from the 1.5-degree path. A CO2 price is expected to be decided at a later date.

The climate action agreement reached by the UN Maritime Organization (IMO) late last week is the most impactful agreement in international climate action in a long time. It has the potential to bring emissions from maritime shipping in line with the two-degree limit and influence the recently stalled diplomatic efforts in the run-up to COP28 in Dubai. However, it falls short of expectations to bring shipping on a 1.5-degree path.

IMO agreement to bring global shipping on Paris track

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