The eighty-second session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82) was held from 30 September to 4 October 2024. A summary of the discussions and the decisions taken at MEPC 82 is provided as below for your information.

1. Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to address global warming is a universal challenge, and the measures to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping have been deliberated at IMO. Such measures introduced at the IMO so far include the regulation of Energy Efficiency Design/Existing Ship Index (EEDI/EEXI), retaining of the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) onboard, and reporting annual fuel oil consumption data in the IMO Data Collection System (IMO DCS) and its Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) rating. At MEPC 80 held in July 2023, the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (2023 IMO GHG Strategy) was adopted, establishing the IMO’s reinforced levels of ambition (see table below) and proposed measures for GHG reduction, to lead further discussions with an aim to accomplish the goals of GHG reduction from international shipping.