Climate Politics
Shipping Regulator Falls Short of 1.5C-Aligned Climate Goals
- Industry’s net zero emissions goal is for ‘by or around’ 2050
- New plan seen as compatible with keeping warming below 2C
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Shipping’s international regulator set non-binding emissions goals that fail to align with restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to industry experts.
The International Maritime Organization adopted a net zero target for 2050, with interim “checkpoints” by 2030 and 2040. If followed, the new strategy would not cut shipping emissions quickly enough to align the industry’s pollution with the Paris Agreement’s stretch goal to limit global warming to 1.5C, the experts said.