Most shipping companies continue to support the proposed Net-Zero Framework (NZF) at the IMO, although views differ across industry sectors, according to a report by independent think tank InfluenceMap.
The analysis finds broad support among shipping companies for the framework’s fuel intensity standards, carbon pricing and emissions accounting rules, it said in a press release today.
Oil and gas companies, meanwhile, are seeking weaker provisions that would allow greater use of LNG as a marine fuel.
The findings come ahead of the next round of IMO negotiations on the NZF, which will begin in London on November 23.
The technical negotiations (ISWG-GHG-23) are scheduled for November 23-27, followed by the political negotiations at MEPC 85 from November 30 to December 4.
“As member states reconvene for MEPC 85, certain governments will invoke corporate interests to justify opposing an ambitious IMO climate deal," Emily Zhang, Analyst at InfluenceMap, said.
"This is directly at odds with the industry’s own advocacy."
"While industry’s top-line support is clear, its ambition for how far GHG regulations should go leaves much to be desired."
