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<p>The UK proudly hosts the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and is committed
to acting through the IMO to address international shipping pollutants and greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions.</p><p> </p><p>A decade of concerted action at international level
has seen effective reductions in pollutant emissions and the UK took a leading role
in advocating for the global IMO sulphur cap for marine fuels in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically
the Government published guidance to support UK ports to reduce pollutant emissions
and since April 2010 applied limits to sulphur content of marine fuels for ships at
berth.</p><p> </p><p>To complement UK climate leadership at the IMO, particularly
in securing the ambitious IMO Greenhouse Gas Strategy (July 2023), the UK has been
a driving force on the development of clean maritime technologies, with announcements
at London International Shipping Week’s Clean Maritime Day on Green Shipping Corridors
through the Clydebank Declaration and launching a £1.5 million International Green
Corridor Fund in September 2023, as well as the winners of the over £80 million Zero
Emission Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition, which will see zero emission
vessels deployed in the UK by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>We will also set out how we will
take ambitious action domestically in the forthcoming refreshed Clean Maritime Plan,
which will set out an ambitious and credible pathway to net zero GHG emissions for
the sector, considering the impact of our own domestic action and international measures,
as these develop through the IMO.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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