At its sixty-eighth session, MEPC considered a
submission from one member State calling for a
quantifiable reduction target for GHG emissions
from international shipping, consistent with keeping
global warming below 1.5°C, and for agreement on
the measures necessary to reach that target (IMO,
2015a, annex 25).29 During the discussion, speakers
acknowledged the importance of the issue raised
and of the establishment of emissions reporting for
international shipping as a matter of priority. They also
recognized that, despite the measures already taken by
IMO regarding the reduction of emissions from ships,
more could be done. However, MEPC took the view
that the priority at this stage should be to continue its
current work, in particular to focus on further reduction
of emissions from ships through the finalization of a
data collection system for fuel consumption.