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This update outlines the outcome of MEPC 70 (which took place on 24-28 October 2016), the global monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system to be introduced by the IMO across the shipping sector and next steps towards an international deal on maritime greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
In our
April update on this subject, we reported on the outcome of the
sixty-ninth meeting of the Marine Environmental Protection
Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
(MEPC 69) and on what to expect from the next MEPC meeting (MEPC
70).
This update outlines the outcome of MEPC 70 (which took place on
24-28 October 2016), the global monitoring, reporting and
verification (MRV) system to be introduced by the IMO across the
shipping sector and next steps towards an international deal on
maritime greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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