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After a week of uncertainty, the Global Maritime Forum fizzled out on Friday evening.
The meeting organised by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) received special attention this year as they debated a legally binding net-zero framework.
The measure would have required all large ships – including cruise ships – to slash emissions 17 per cent by 2028. Led by pressure from the US and Saudi Arabia, however, world leaders postponed a vote on it until the next meeting in 2026.
If adopted, the earliest the measure could go into force will now be March 2028.
While the delay was met with cheers in the US, environmental advocates across the world slammed the inaction. The decision effectively stalls what could have been the world’s first global, legally binding carbon-cutting p
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