IMO climate talks end without clear emissions-reduction goal for shippingLONDON, United Kingdom — The climate talks at the International Maritime Organization saw more countries supporting the move to decarbonize shipping by 2050, but the meeting failed to adopt a concrete target to eliminate pollution from the maritime industry. IMO, the United Nations agency that regulates global shipping, is currently revising its existing climate strategy, which aims to only halve emissions from ships by mid-century. Member states are set to meet again in July 2023 to conclude the negotiations. "While no decision was reached this week on tackling the damage shipping does to our planet, we have definitely seen important progress in this direction," said Delaine McCullough, shipping emissions policy manager with Ocean Conservancy. At the IMO climate talks, the Philippines requested for technology transfer and capacity building.

Source: Philippine Star December 19, 2022 00:14 UTC