Denmark leads calls at COP 26 for zero emission shipping by 2050

More than 10 countries including Denmark, the Marshall Islands and the US have signed a declaration at COP 26 calling on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt a zero-emission target for shipping in 2050 as well as ambitious intermediary targets in 2030 and 2040.

The states called for emissions from international shipping to peak immediately, undergo significant reductions in the current decade and reach zero emissions by 2050, in order to keep the Paris Agreement temperature goal within reach.

They also pledged to work at the IMO to adopt such a goal, to adopt goals for 2030 and 2040 that place the sector on a pathway to full decarbonisation by 2050, and to adopt the measures to help achieve these goals.