IAPH policy and IMO liaison officer Rhona Macdonald, Climate and Energy committee vice chair Edvard Molitor and technical director Antonis Michail personally attended the IMO symposium on ensuring a just and inclusive transition towards low-carbon shipping held in London on 21 October. In a hybrid set-up that was also very well attended in person, participants addressed barriers to global access to low- and zero-carbon fuels, emerging opportunities of the energy transition for developing countries, and how to overall drive a just and equitable transition for all. The symposium offered a good opportunity for participants to exchange views on some of the key items to be further discussed at the seventy-ninth session of the IMO Marine Environment and Protection Committee (MEPC 79) and the preceding intersessional working group meeting (ISWG-GHG 13) in December. These include the revision of the IMO GHG strategy and the adoption of a mix of mid- and long-term measures including market-based measures, under the overall prism of a just and inclusive energy transition. You can watch the full recording of the symposium in the video below.
