Marine Sector

Dear Friends,

This month we shall discuss shipping in the context of the Paris Agreement. As you may recall, emissions from shipping and aviation could not be assigned to a country, and therefore, these were left out, though not completely, of the Paris Agreement. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a global UN specialized agency, set up in 1948. [1] The UNFCCC tasked the IMO to devise ways and means to mitigate emissions from shipping. Beginning 2009, IMO has submitted their reports regularly to UNFCCC [2].

Shipping causes environmental pollution as ships dispose engine room waste, garbage, sewage etc. and emits GHGs. Accidental oil spills add to this problem. The Torrey Canyon accident drew global attention as it spilled 120,000 tonnes of oil in 1967.

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