International Maritime Organization
Specialized agency of the United Nations, regulatorSpecialised agency
| International Maritime Organization link () Sourcewatch Website | |
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| File:International Maritime Organization.svg | |
| Abbreviation | IMO, OMI |
| Formation | 1959 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Type | Specialised agency |
| UN body to regulate international shipping, arguably the UN body most influenced by corporations | |
The International Maritime Organization is a UN body to regulate international shipping.
Control
A 2017 report by London-based non-profit organisation InfluenceMap claims corporations have "unmatched" power to shape regulations at the International Maritime Organization[1] - i.e. that the IMO stood out as the UN body most influenced by corporations. The study observed that {{#subobject: |Has superobject=International Maritime Organization |Has objectClass=Quotation |Has author=|+sep=, |Has text=“Despite being responsible for close to 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping sector remains outside of the UN Paris Agreement on climate. It has achieved this through corporate capture of the International Maritime Organization” |Is about=International Maritime Organization,IMO, Climate Change, Paris Agreement, Shipping|+sep=, |Has wikipediaPage= |Has location=|+sep=, |Has publicationDate= |Sourced from= |Has sourceDetails= |Has sourceTitle= |Has sourceName= |Has sourceURL=https://influencemap.org/site/data/000/302/Shipping_Report_October_2017.pdf
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“Despite being responsible for close to 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping sector remains outside of the UN Paris Agreement on climate. It has achieved this through corporate capture of the International Maritime Organization”
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