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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:Zero emissions shipping: Global policies and economic opportunities
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The shipping industry is responsible for carrying about 80% of 
 the volume of international trade in goods\, with the percentage being hig
 her for most developing countries. However\, shipping also contributes 3% 
 of global greenhouse gas emissions\, a significant challenge.The Internati
 onal Maritime Organization (IMO) developed a green-house gas (GHG) emissio
 ns reduction strategy in 2018\, with a revised strategy adopted in July 20
 23 to tackle this issue.The new strategy aims to achieve net zero emission
 s &quot\;by around 2050&quot\;\, including a global fuel standard and a se
 ctor-wide &quot\;emissions pricing mechanism.&quot\;If passed\, this mecha
 nism would set a global price on GHG emissions and support developing coun
 tries in transitioning to greener technologies. Programme Moderator:Kerr
 lene Wills\, Director for Ocean and Climate\, UN FoundationOpening remarks
 :Katherine Palmer\, Shipping Lead\, High Level Climate Champions (HLCs)Pre
 sentations:Rico Salgmann\, Transport Specialist\, World BankOnno Hoffmeist
 er\, Project Officer\, Transport Section \, UNCTADSpeakers:Darlin Gaitan\,
  CEO and Ports Commissioner\, Belize Port Authority (BPA)Philip Julien\, C
 EO and Chairman\, Kenesjay GreenVivian Rambarath-Parasram\, Director\, Mar
 itime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) Caribbean &lt\;p&gt\;The shipp
 ing industry is responsible for carrying about 80% of the volume of intern
 ational trade in goods\, with the percentage being higher for most develop
 ing countries. However\, shipping also contributes 3% of global greenhouse
  gas emissions\, a significant challenge.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The Intern
 ational Maritime Organization (IMO) developed a green-house gas (GHG) emis
 sions reduction strategy in 2018\, with a revised strategy adopted in July
  2023 to tackle this issue.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The new strategy aims to
  achieve net zero emissions &quot\;by around 2050&quot\;\, including a glo
 bal fuel standard and a sector-wide &quot\;emissions pricing mechanism.&qu
 ot\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;If passed\, this mechanism would set a global p
 rice on GHG emissions and support developing countries in transitioning to
  greener technologies.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;
 h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Programme&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&
 amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Moderator:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;l
 i&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Kerrlene Wills&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Director for Ocean
  and Climate\, UN Foundation&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Opening r
 emarks:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Katherine Palme
 r&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Shipping Lead\, High Level Climate Champions (HLCs)&l
 t\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Presentations:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&
 lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Rico Salgmann&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Transport Spec
 ialist\, World Bank&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Onno Hoffmeist
 er&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Project Officer\, Transport Section \, UNCTAD&lt\;/l
 i&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\
 ;&lt\;strong&gt\;Darlin Gaitan&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, CEO and Ports Commission
 er\, Belize Port Authority (BPA)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;P
 hilip Julien&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, CEO and Chairman\, Kenesjay Green&lt\;/li&
 gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Vivian Rambarath-Parasram&lt\;/strong&gt\;
 \, Director\, Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) Caribbean&amp\
 ;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://u
 nctad.org/node/44265
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