The scale of shipping pollution is staggering, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is on the brink of passing the world’s first-ever binding global carbon price–for any industry. If passed, beginning in 2028 large ships must hit the required emissions reduction targets or pay a fee. This framework would set the sector on a path toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Now, we need your help to make this vision a reality.
The global shipping industry emits an estimated 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases annually—if it were a country, it would be the sixth biggest climate polluter in the world. Toxic shipping fumes also cause an estimated 250,000 premature deaths and 6 million childhood asthma cases around the world each year.
Join us and tell the IMO to curb shipping emissions now.