According to scenarios drawn up by the IMO, one of the most effective ways to slow the growth of emissions from shipping would be to take other steps across the wider economy to fight climate change, reducing demand for fossil fuel shipments. 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 Morocco 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 Maritime Environment Protection Committee impose regulation. A meeting of the IMO’s The International Maritime Organization in November will be the last opportunity for the sector to develop its own targets before COP-22 in 2050 in Morocco .
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 Morocco 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 Maritime Environment Protection Committee impose regulation. A meeting of the IMO’s The International Maritime Organization in November will be the last opportunity for the sector to develop its own targets before COP-22 in 2050 in Morocco .