IMO AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Mots-clés : environnement ; écologie ; sécurité ;
IMO is the United Nations specialized agency charged with
developing and adopting global regulations on the safety, security
and efficiency of ships and on the protection of the environment – both marine and atmospheric – from shipping operations. The
Organization’s 170 Member Governments are responsible for
implementing and enforcing those regulations, once they enter into
force for the international merchant fleet of some 100,000 ships
(above 100 GT).
Today, however, the pressure is mounting for every potential
polluter, every user of energy and every contributor to environmental
degradation, climate change or biodiversity loss to both clean up
their act and adopt greener practices. Shipping is no different and,
therefore, IMO’s vision for the industry is to eliminate, or reduce to
the barest minimum, all adverse environmental impacts from ships