News and insights

• 10 August 2023

Ipieca and IOGP have updated the 'Incident Management System for the oil and gas industry', 'Oil spill exercises' and 'Responder health and safety' guidance documents.

• 3 February 2025

Assisting countries to develop national structures and capability for oil spill preparedness and response.

• 16 December 2024

Taking place in Togo, the conference brought together 120 participants, including key government and industry representatives from 20 African countries to share good practice and provide technical support to enhance oil spill preparedness and response.

• 18 July 2024

Assisting countries to develop national structures and capability for oil spill preparedness and response

• 11 April 2024

Ipieca support for IMO working groups on GHG LCA and pollution response.

• 6 March 2018

Ipieca's Executive Director Brian Sullivan joined other guests to welcome Her Majesty the Queen as she commemorated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the IMO.

• 8 June 2026

The technical seminar on methane-based fuels was held to enhance understanding and share the latest developments in the production, safe use and blending of methane-based fuels.

• 8 May 2026

Ipieca submitted technical papers and co-hosted a side event 'Enabling investment in low-carbon marine fuels: why clear LCA and certification guidelines'.

• 25 February 2026

The seminar covered biofuels state of play, production, certification, market dynamics and onboard experience.

• 12 June 2025

Ipieca works closely to support IMO work to decarbonise the maritime industry, providing technical expertise across a range of areas to identify good practices and develop industry guidance.

• 23 April 2025

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met for its 83rd session in person at IMO Headquarters in London where it approved the IMO Net-zero Framework, the first in the world to combine mandatory emissions limits and GHG pricing across an entire industry sector.

• 3 March 2025

Ipieca provided technical input and held side event on future marine fuels in support of the IMO’s 2023 GHG strategy.

• 10 July 2023

The initial strategy defines the objectives, tools, pace of work and guiding principles and as such is the framework for Member States to decarbonize shipping. 

• 17 May 2019

Ipieca hosted a reception for meeting delegates to celebrate the achievements of the GI programme since it began over twenty years ago.

• 1 July 2026

This quarter Ipieca attended the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference, UNEP-WCMC Nature Action Dialogues, ICAO Aviation Climate Week and IMO sessions. We also raised awareness of several UN days, and published two resources aligned with UN conventions and initiatives.

• 1 July 2026

Leading up to COP31 in Antalya, the UNFCCC Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany, provided an important opportunity to build momentum with international stakeholders and negotiators.

• 5 June 2026

To mark World Environment Day, we are sharing a selection of Ipieca guidance that can support oil, gas and alternative energy companies contribute to its aims.

• 27 May 2026

Leaders from business, finance and the conservation community gathered in Cambridge, the UK, for the Nature Action Dialogues, co-hosted by UNEP-WCMC, Proteus Partners and Jesus College Cambridge. This year's theme was 'Countdown to 2030: aligning ambition, scaling integrated action’.

• 22 May 2026

Aligned with this year’s three campaign pillars of: look and learn; connect and act; and share, Ipieca is sharing good practice guidance to enable energy companies to act on biodiversity and examples of positive change to inspire industry action.

• 22 April 2026

This year’s theme ‘Our power, our planet’ reflects on the importance of collaborative action to achieve harmony with nature.

• 30 March 2026

This quarter Ipieca attended the UNCBD Regional Africa Business & Biodiversity Forum and the IMO technical seminar on marine biofuels. We also raised awareness of the UN World Water Day, as well publishing two resources aligned with UN conventions and initiatives.

• 27 March 2026

Ipieca supported and took part in the forum, which highlighted sector-specific solutions to accelerate biodiversity mainstreaming, inform COP17 outcomes and strengthen regional reporting and implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

• 8 January 2026

This quarter Ipieca attended the Bonn Climate Conference, supporting preparations for COP30 and provided technical input to the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting. We also raised awareness of the UN Ocean Conference and various UN International Days, as well publishing five resources aligned with UN conventions and initiatives.

• 17 December 2025

The UN Environment Assembly delivered a new strategy which prioritises the interconnection of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, and adopted 11 resolutions covering issues including climate resilience, minerals and metals, and chemicals and waste.

• 10 December 2025

Established to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the theme of this year’s UN Human Rights Day is ‘Our everyday essentials’, reaffirming the value of human rights.

• 4 December 2025

The Forum is the global platform for yearly stock-taking and lesson-sharing on efforts to put the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) into practice.

• 1 December 2025

This year’s conference, which was framed as the ‘Implementation COP’, focused on how to accelerate action to keep 1.5°C within reach.

• 24 October 2025

This year’s Sustainable Energy Week brought together a diverse community of experts, policymakers and other stakeholders to collaboratively chart the course for developing resilient energy systems in pursuit of a fair energy transition.

• 1 October 2025

One of Ipieca’s core roles is to support UN conventions and agreements. We provide technical input when requested, raise awareness and support, and develop good practice guidance that enables the oil, gas and alternative energy industry to advance these global frameworks.

• 25 September 2025

Find out how Ipieca works with the IMO to support sustainable shipping.

• 8 September 2025

We support UN agencies and produce good practice guidance to enable cleaner fuels and products.

• 9 August 2025

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples takes place annually on 9 August to celebrate Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge. The theme this year is ‘Protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact’.