IMO votes to delay adoption of net zero framework

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has voted to adjourn the extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to consider the adoption of draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, including the IMO Net Zero framework. 

The extraordinary session will be reconvened in 12 months’ time but member states will continue to work towards consensus on the IMO Net Zero framework in the interim. 

The IMO Net Zero framework was approved at the MEPC 83 session in April 2025 and comprises a set of international regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships, in line with IMO’s 2023 Strategy for Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships.