This document sets out key legal obligations relevant to the international shipping sector as explained by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in its advisory opinion of 21 May 2024 in case number 31 and puts forward policy recommendations that will assist States in complying with such obligations.
Download: ISWG-GHG 17/2/17: The ITLOS Advisory Opinion: legal obligations on States
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.
“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.”
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
