Updates from the Ipieca-IMO Global Initiative
  • Calendar18 July 2024

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

Ipieca insights from recent IMO meetings
  • Calendar11 April 2024

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

Updates from the Ipieca-IMO Global Initiative 
  • Calendar22 November 2023

A summary of activities across the GIs with updates from OSPRI, GI WACAF and GI SEA.

Revision of IMO GHG reduction strategy for global shipping
  • Calendar10 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. 

World Maritime Day 2023
  • Calendar28 September 2023

This year's theme, 'MARPOL at 50 - our commitment goes on', reflects the organization's history of protecting the environment from the impact of shipping. Ipieca works to support MARPOL through a range of expertise around technologies, GHG emissions reduction, marine spill preparedness and response, health and safety.

World Maritime Day 2022
  • Calendar29 September 2022

This year's theme 'New technologies for greener shipping' reflects the need to support a transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future.

Ipieca celebrates World Maritime Day 2020
  • Calendar24 September 2020

Today is World Maritime Day. This year's theme is 'Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet'.

Updates from the Ipieca-IMO Global Initiative
  • Calendar3 February 2025

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

10th Ipieca-IMO Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa regional conference
  • Calendar16 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.

Ipieca presents an industry view on IMO's global capacity-building framework for oil spill preparedness, response and cooperation
  • Calendar17 May 2019

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

Ipieca attends Royal commemoration visit to IMO
  • Calendar6 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.

Ipieca alternative fuels spill response tabletop exercise
  • Calendar30 January 2025

Ipieca hosted a marine spill tabletop exercise involving ammonia, LNG and very low sulphur fuel oil, bringing together members, first responders and regulators.

Ipieca publishes the first fact sheets in a series on alternative fuels and products spill response
  • Calendar24 October 2024

The first fact sheets in the latest Ipieca series on alternative fuels and products spill response have been published.

Future marine fuels and technology - new website launched
  • Calendar2 April 2024

The website has been developed by the Future Fuels and Technology Project (FFT Project), a partnership project between IMO and the Republic of Korea, supporting the development of new regulation within the possible IMO Net-Zero Framework to achieve the targets contained in the 2023 IMO GHG strategy.

UNEP high-level African petroleum ministers meeting on cleaner fuels
  • Calendar1 December 2022

Hosted by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Netherlands government, this meeting was aimed at finding ways to support Africa to adopt low sulphur fuels, in line with the UNEP hosted Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) focus to reduce sulphur in petrol and diesel fuel to 50 parts per million (ppm) and below in the Global South. With an increasing vehicle population to meet rising mobility needs in the continent, many African cities are recording poor air quality.

Joint industry marine fuels e-learning course continues to prove popular
  • Calendar12 March 2020

Ipieca worked with Videotel to develop Sulphur 2020, a free e-learning course on low sulphur marine fuels.

Guidance on lower-sulphur fuels and road transport published today
  • Calendar3 March 2020

Ipieca has released updated guidance on lower-sulphur fuels, managing road transport emissions and improving air quality.

Ipieca engages on upcoming marine fuels regulations in Middle East and Asia
  • Calendar1 July 2019

Earlier this month Ipieca gave presentations in the Middle East and Asia on preparedness for the upcoming IMO 2020 fuel sulphur limit.

Ipieca presents at UNE Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles meeting
  • Calendar14 March 2019

At the PCFV Global Partners' Meeting, Ipieca presented an update on its forthcoming publication: Strategies and options to address air quality through optimized vehicle emissions standards and lower sulfur fuels.

Double materiality explained
  • Calendar21 January 2025

Ecopetrol Corporate Affairs Professional Melissa Restrepo Monsalve explains what double materiality is and how Ecopetrol manages this process.

Ipieca insights from the 13th UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights
  • Calendar10 December 2024

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 into practice.

Ipieca insights from COP29
  • Calendar27 November 2024

COP29 delivered a new finance goal, finalised Article 6 on carbon trading and provided support for national climate adaption plans.

Ipieca insights from the UN High-level Political Forum 2024
  • Calendar14 August 2024

The overarching theme for 2024 was ‘Reinforcing the 2030 agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions’. 

Ipieca insights from the Bonn Climate Change Conference
  • Calendar19 July 2024

The 60th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SB 60) of the UNFCCC took place in Bonn, Germany, from 3 to 13 June 2024.

Ipieca Week 2024 stakeholder panels briefing report now available
  • Calendar11 July 2024

During Ipieca Week, input was sought from 19 stakeholders during 3 panels. This report shares the key messages.

50 years of Ipieca
  • Calendar19 April 2024

Ipieca Deputy Executive Director Sophie Depraz reflects on some of Ipieca’s key achievements over the last 5 decades and what’s made them possible.

Ipieca insights from UNEA-6
  • Calendar18 March 2024

Insights and Ipieca activity from the sixth session of UN Environment Assembly.

People at the heart of 50 years of partnership
  • Calendar13 March 2024

Ipieca Executive Director Brian Sullivan reflects on how the personal commitment of many has driven the partnerships to advance action on climate, nature, people and sustainability issues.

How is Ipieca supporting the environmental and social performance of renewables?
  • Calendar24 January 2024

Ipieca Climate Change Manager Amy Collins explains Ipieca’s unique role in supporting the sustainable scale up of renewable energy.

Reflections on COP28 and what it means for Ipieca
  • Calendar11 January 2024

Ipieca Climate Director Lorena Perez Bajo’s on the ground insights from COP28 and what the UAE Consensus means for Ipieca.

How does Ipieca support COP events?
  • Calendar29 November 2023

As COP28 UAE approaches, Ipieca Executive Director Brian Sullivan explains Ipieca’s role in COP events.

Ipieca insights from the IUCN Leaders Forum 2023
  • Calendar22 November 2023

The forum brought together environmental experts from across sectors to discuss how to work together to halt the loss of nature and implement the Global Biodiversity Framework.

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