MEPC 77: For climate progress, shipping needs action from IMO member states on concrete initiatives.
During COP26 it was encouraging to see the maritime sector being included in the discussion between governments. International liner shipping companies, who for some time have been taking the lead when it comes to commitments as well as investments in actual technology development, were at the fore in Glasgow calling for government action. Some promising coalitions and declarations were launched and going into the IMO MEPC 77 this week there was a positive undercurrent. It is then all the more disappointing to watch the same governments that were making lofty statements at COP26 just days