IMO adopts new regulations to limit pollution from ships
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced on Wednesday that it had adopted new rules aimed at reducing pollution caused by ships, during a series of meetings, a progress considered very slim by NGOs.
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The new regulations aim to “further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport”, according to a press release from the London-based UN organization, one of whose objectives is to “reduce the carbon intensity of international maritime transport by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008”. This is broken down into two main parts: the mandatory equipping of ships with power limitation tools as well as a classification of their "carbon intensity" level, from A (low carbon intensity) to E (high carbon intensity). carbon). It concerns existing ships representing 80% of the total volume of greenhouse gas emissions and will enter into force on January 1, 2023, subject to its approval at a next session scheduled for June 2021.
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These new rules are deemed “very weak” by the NGO European Climate Foundation (ECF) since they allow “CO2 pollution from shipping to increase for at least the next decade”. The NGO also regrets the absence of certain coercive measures.
France, which is one of the countries that approved this text, recognized “weaknesses in this compromise” in its intervention during the meeting which took place behind closed doors on Tuesday. IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim, quoted in the statement, acknowledged that "much work remains to be done" and that "the approved amendments were important building blocks without which future discussions on measures to medium and long term will not be possible”.
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The 75th edition of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), organized by the IMO, is taking place via videoconference from 16 to 20 November. The IMO, affiliated to the UN, allowed the entry into force this year of the division by seven (0.5% against 3.5%) of the maximum rate of sulfur authorized in the fuel of ships.
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