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In response to reports of alternative proposals to the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework, the Clean Shipping Coalition called on IMO member states to support the NZF so that the shipping industry can meet its own climate goals.
March 6, 2026
“The net zero framework [which underlies the carbon levy] may not be perfect, but it has the potential to grow into a set of rules that would allow the IMO and shipping industry to meet their climate and environmental justice commitments.”
February 26, 2026
Opportunity Green, Environmental Defense Fund, One Planet Port, Pacific Environment, Clean Shipping Coalition, Seas at Risk, and ZESTAs call for a precautionary approach to managing toxic ammonia effluent from ammonia-fueled ships
February 13, 2026
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This document comments on document PPR 13/17/1 and highlights that development of guidelines for managing ammonia effluent generated from ammonia-fuelled ships must account not only for the acute and short-term toxicity of ammonia effluent, but also the wider impacts of reactive nitrogen release, including impacts to marine organisms from chronic, long-term ammonia effluent release, and disturbance to the nitrogen cycle. Prohibiting discharge of ammonia effluent to the marine environment is the management measure best aligned with the precautionary principle.
December 19, 2025
This document provides comments on the report of the Correspondence Group on Underwater Radiated Noise, supporting the proposed establishment of a working group at this session and providing input on next steps under the proposed terms of reference for this group.
November 27, 2025
This document shares the findings of a study on the potential underwater radiated noise (URN) impacts of LNG development on marine mammals in the Gulf of California. The report examines the effects of URN from LNG tanker traffic on migratory and resident whales, as well as related impacts on air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
October 17, 2025
