Shipping’s first-ever absolute emissions target awaits implementation More specifically, the strategy also sets specific emission targets for the shipping sector. The Initial Strategy’s declared aim is to phase out greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping “as soon as possible in this century”. In order to reverse this trajectory, the 174 member states of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted an “Initial IMO Strategy on reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions from ships” (or “Initial Strategy” for short) in April 2018. By 2050, shipping CO2 emissions are projected to increase between 50% and 250% if no drastic action is taken. This represented 2.6% of total global carbon emissions. Maritime transport emitted 938 tonnes of CO2 in 2012 The issue If no drastic action is taken, CO2 emissions from international shipping could increase between 50% and 250% by 2050 BP joins the ITF Corporate Partnership Board.ITF Secretary-General visits Mongolia to present urban mobility study for Ulanbaatar.Transport Ministers meet in Poland for High-level Dialogue on Ukraine.ITF holds second High-level Dialogue on Transport in Latin America and the Caribbean.ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim visits Philippines and Cambodia.Diálogo de Alto Nivel sobre Transporte en América Latina y el Caribe.Bolt joins the ITF Corporate Partnership Board.Cutting transport CO2 now reduces investment needs for core infrastructure.Brasil e Costa Rica juntam-se ao International Transport Forum.Carbon pricing: Will maritime emissions increase as ships avoid ports within a carbon trading scheme?.Brasil y Costa Rica se unen al International Transport Forum.Brazil and Costa Rica join the International Transport Forum.

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