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The Marine Environment Protection Committee

  RECALLING Article 38(e) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization (the Organization) concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (the Committee) conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,

ACKNOWLEDGING that work to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships has been undertaken by the Organization continuously since 1997, in particular, through adopting global mandatory technical and operational energy efficiency measures for ships under MARPOL Annex VI,

ACKNOWLEDGING ALSO the decision of the thirtieth session of the Assembly in December 2017 that adopted for the Organization a strategic direction entitled "Respond to Climate Change",

RECALLING the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,

1 ADOPTS the Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (hereinafter the Initial Strategy) as set out in the annex to the present resolution;

2 INVITES the Secretary-General of the Organization to make adequate provisions in the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) to support relevant follow-up actions of the Initial Strategy that may be further decided by the Committee and undertaken by developing countries, particularly least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS);

3 AGREES to keep the Initial Strategy under review, with a view to adoption of a Revised IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships in 2023.

Parent topic: Resolution MEPC.304(72) - Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships - (Adopted on 13 April 2018)
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