The current debate at the IMO and MEPC is attempting to focus on reducing the volumes of CO2 the escape from the exhausts of commercial ships. Many attempts have been made in recent years in this regard including installing scrubbers on the ship’s funnels, turning ship’s main engines off in port and burning lower carbonized fuel in certain coastal waters. The current debate arises from the so-called Paris Agreement on climate change which was endorsed by most countries but pr