IMO’s MEPC 84 Opens as Key Test for Delayed Shipping Climate Pact

The International Maritime Organization convenes its 84th Marine Environment Protection Committee session in London next week under the shadow of last year’s dramatic delay of the sector’s proposed Net-Zero Framework, but with a broader agenda that could shape everything from shipping emissions rules to air pollution controls and underwater noise.

While a final decision on the delayed climate package is not expected until later this year, MEPC 84 is widely seen as an important political and technical waypoint that could help determine whether a path back to agreement still exists.

The session, chaired by Liberia’s Dr. Harry Conway, will be the first