As MEPC’s Extraordinary Session in the week before ISWG-GHG 20 was adjourned, there was a lot of uncertainty regarding the future work of IMO on regulations reducing GHG.

Key outcomes from ISWG-GHG 20 were:

  1. IMO is continuing to develop guidelines that are envisaged in the IMO Net-Zero Framework.
  2. That MEPC 84 (April/May 2026) will discuss options around resuming MEPC ES.2 which is expected in October 2026.
  3. Confirmation that ISWG-GHG 21 will still meet in April 2026, the week before MEPC 84.
  4. That the terms of reference for the 5th IMO GHG Study will be concluded at MEPC 84.