{
  "id": 410604,
  "title": "MEPC 85: Japan tables softer GFI targets and direct contributions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/mepc-85-japan-tables-softer-gfi-targets-and-direct-contributions",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-09T21:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/mepc-85-japan-tables-softer-gfi-targets-and-direct-contributions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan has proposed easing greenhouse gas fuel intensity (GFI) reduction targets from 2030 onwards and replacing the IMO Net-Zero Fund with a “direct contribution” mechanism. The Net-Zero Framework (NZF) was approved at MEPC 83. It introduced a two-tier GHG fuel intensity (GFI) standard requiring ships to progressively reduce well-to-wake greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 2028 ...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}