With growing worldwide momentum towards de-carbonization following adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by international shipping is a pressing issue of the utmost importance to international society. Given this, the following article is to provides the details of the "Strategy on the reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships" adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in April 2018, as well as the status of negotiations at the IMO regarding various measures on GHG emissions reduction measures, and views for future.
Selected Papers No.24 ＊ The text content has been partially updated from the Japanese version.