The IMO pendulum swings back towards the Net Zero Framework — ‘as agreed’ text gets further support but path forward remains uncertain

Readout from UCL Shipping and Oceans Research group shows IMO’s 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has concluded with the NZF agreed in principle in April 2025 now seeing the pendulum swing back to support it, after the events at MEPC.ES2. The majority of member states were able to accept the NZF …