The eighty-third session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) was held from 7 to 11 April 2025. A summary of the discussions and the decisions taken at MEPC 83 is provided as below for your information.

1. Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from ships
Draft regulations on the mid-term measures for reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) have been approved.

At MEPC 80 in 2023, the IMO adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (2023 IMO GHG Strategy), which sets out the IMO's levels of ambition (see the table below) including the aim to reach net-zero GHG emissions from international shipping by or around 2050. Further discussions continued in developing "Mid-term measures for reduction of GHG emissions" for achieving the levels of ambition set out in the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy. At this session, MEPC 83 approved draft regulations on the mid-term measures and also held discussions on the review of short-term measures etc.