International shipping , which is responsible for 2.2 % of global carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) emissions , has so far been excluded from proposed targets agreed at last year ’s COP21 summit . The International Maritime Organization ( IMO ) , which oversees pollution controls in the industry , expects the emissions produced by the sector to rise between 50 % to 250 % by 2050 . Emerging countries such as China and Brazil have thus far blocked any attempts to curb emissions . However , some companies are calling for the sector to impose limits before nation states or blocs such as the European Union impose regulation . A meeting of the IMO ’s Maritime Environment Protection Committee in October of this year will be the last opportunity for the sector to develop its own targets before COP-22 in November in December .
International shipping, which is responsible for 2.2% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, has so far been excluded from proposed cuts agreed at last year’s COP21 summit. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), which oversees pollution controls in the industry, expects the emissions produced by the sector to rise between 50% to 250% by 2050. Emerging countries such as India and Brazil have thus far blocked any attempts to curb emissions. However, some companies are calling for the IMO to impose limits before nation states or blocs such as the European Union impose regulation. A meeting of the IMO’s Maritime Environment Protection Committee in October of this year will be the last opportunity for the sector to develop its own targets before COP-22 in November in Morocco.