The International Maritime Organization has arranged a series of virtual meetings as pressure grows on the regulator to agree a series of measures to curb carbon emissions from shipping.

The first key dates are between 19 and 23 October when the Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships is scheduled for a remote meeting.

At that meeting it is hoped that the groundwork for an agreement on measures to reduce shipping’s carbon emissions can be drawn up.