G7 climate, energy, and environment ministers met in Sapporo, Japan, and issued a 36-page communique that included their commitment to decarbonizing international shipping, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
They reaffirmed their goal to achieve greenhouse gas lifecycle zero emissions from international shipping by 2050 and will push for intermediate targets for 2030 and 2040 at the International Maritime Organization's upcoming 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee.
The ministers pledged to work on developing and adopting mid-term measures by 2025, consisting of regulatory signals and incentives, to reach their targets.
The g7 also committed to supporting the establishment of at least 14 green shipping corridors involving G7 members by the middle of this decade and worldwide green corridors to reduce GHG emissions through zero- and near-zero emission vessels and fuels and decarbonized ports.
The MEPC80 is set for June, and there has been focused attention on levels of ambition, mid-term measures, the combination of measures to be finalized, and revision to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s Data Collection System (DCS).
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They reaffirmed their goal to achieve greenhouse gas lifecycle zero emissions from international shipping by 2050 and will push for intermediate targets for 2030 and 2040 at the International Maritime Organization's upcoming 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee.
The ministers pledged to work on developing and adopting mid-term measures by 2025, consisting of regulatory signals and incentives, to reach their targets.
The g7 also committed to supporting the establishment of at least 14 green shipping corridors involving G7 members by the middle of this decade and worldwide green corridors to reduce GHG emissions through zero- and near-zero emission vessels and fuels and decarbonized ports.
The MEPC80 is set for June, and there has been focused attention on levels of ambition, mid-term measures, the combination of measures to be finalized, and revision to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s Data Collection System (DCS).
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