News and insights

• 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. 

• 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.

• 11 April 2024

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

• 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

• 22 November 2023

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 30 April 2025

The report provides a high-level summary of each webinar including key insights from each, access to the on-demand recordings and links to related resources.

• 23 April 2025

Responding to the continuous advancement of technology, this update expands the number of technologies included in the joint Ipieca-IOGP-OGCI- Energy Institute guidance and online technology filtering tool.

• 4 March 2025

Roundtable focused on the harmonisation of fuel standards to improve EU fuel exports.

• 19 February 2025

The library includes over 150 resources from a number of external organizations including the IEA, the World Bank, UNEP and Ipieca.

• 27 November 2024

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

• 12 November 2024

The publication of the 'Baseline report' is a key milestone for OGDC that sets out the work achieved in the first year since the initiative was launched at COP28.

• 7 November 2024

At COP29, Ipieca will host events and take part in other organizations’ events to support the topics under discussion and promote cross-sector collaboration and solutions. 

• 26 September 2024

26 September is World Maritime Day 2024. This year’s theme ‘Navigating the future: safety first’ reflects the IMO's work to enhance maritime safety and security, in tandem with the protection of the marine environment. The theme also provides the opportunity to focus on the safety implications arising from the introduction of alternative fuels including measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships.

• 6 August 2024

This document provides a high-level summary of each webinar including key insights and access to the on-demand recordings. 

• 25 July 2024

Ipieca hosted a virtual workshop on The current state of climate change science – physical impacts and risks.

• 19 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.

• 2 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.

• 11 January 2024

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

• 19 December 2023

As part of its support of COP events and the Paris Agreement, and in line with the Ipieca Principles, Ipieca raises awareness of COP outcomes, shares on the ground learnings and insights, and produces practical guidance and tools to support the industry contribute to achieving COP objectives.

• 2 December 2023

Ipieca looks forward to supporting the aims of the OGDC to achieve near-zero upstream methane emissions by 2030 and to limit routine flaring to zero by 2030.

• 30 November 2023

Find out about Ipieca’s on-site activities and support for COP28.

• 29 November 2023

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

• 23 November 2023

Ipieca raises awareness and support for the Paris Agreement and develops and shares good practice guidance to support its delivery.

• 7 November 2023

Adopting energy efficiency measures is a low-cost way to reduce emissions and can also have a positive impact on operational costs.

• 26 October 2023

The new awareness briefing builds a shared understanding of carbon-compensated products, their role in supporting net-zero ambitions and the energy transition, and explores good practice in using them.

• 25 October 2023

The briefing highlights the role of oil and gas in supporting a just transition, the regional complexities of a net-zero future and the need for collaboration to scale up energy transition enablers.

• 5 October 2023

Ipieca Executive Director Brian Sullivan reflects on an ADIPEC event which combined climate ambition with on the ground industry solutions.

• 28 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.