Abstract
On July 7, 2023, member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met in London, UK, at the 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80), where they adopted a revised strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping (KSA IMO 2023c). The initial GHG emission strategy was adopted in 2018 during the MEPC 72, and since then, the decision to adopt a revised strategy to reduce GHG emissions from shipping has been a work in progress. During the MEPC 77 in 2021, this decision appeared very important, and IMO member states agreed to a revision of the initially proposed IMO GHG Strategy as part of an effort to accelerate the uptake of climate targets highlighted at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow in 2021.
