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How we’re working to ensure emissions are reduced in line with a 1.5°C pathway by 2050.
Latest from Opportunity Green
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The Irish Times: Climate Changemakers: Three women on their fight against climate change
April 2025: Our CEO, Aoife O’Leary, is a guest in The Irish Times’ Women Podcast episode “Climate Changemakers: Three women on their fight against climate change” to talk about her work with Opportunity Green.
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The Financial Times: Shipping’s imperfect new carbon scheme may yet make an impact
April 2025: Our CEO, Aoife O’Leary, is quoted in this coverage discussing the deal reached at the end of IMO’s MEPC 83.
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Lloyd's List: The MEPC post-mortem
April 2025: Our CEO, Aoife O’Leary, is a guest on Lloyd’s List weekly podcast to discuss the deal reached at the end of IMO’s MEPC 83.
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AP: Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
April 2025: Our Senior Director for Climate Diplomacy, Emma Fenton, is quoted in this coverage discussing the deal reached at the end of IMO’s MEPC 83.
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Reuters: UN shipping agency strikes deal on fuel emissions, CO2 fees
April 2025: Our CEO, Aoife O’Leary, is quoted in this coverage discussing the deal reached at the end of IMO’s MEPC 83.
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The Independent: UN approves global emissions fee for shipping – but deal falls short of climate ambition
April 2025: Our Senior Director for Climate Diplomacy, Emma Fenton, is quoted in this coverage discussing the deal reached at the end of IMO’s MEPC 83.
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The Guardian: Shipping companies to pay for carbon dioxide produced by vessels
April 2025: Our Senior Director for Climate Diplomacy, Emma Fenton, is quoted in this coverage discussing the deal reached at the end of IMO’s MEPC 83.
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Press Release: IMO talks leave climate vulnerable countries adrift
April 2025: The International Maritime Organization agrees disappointingly weak measures at the expense of climate and climate vulnerable countries.
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The Guardian: US against plan for levy on carbon emissions from ships
April 2025: Our Senior Director for Climate Diplomacy, Emma Fenton, is quoted in this article covering IMO’s MEPC 83.
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AP: What to know about nations considering the 1st global tax on shipping emissions
April 2025: Our Senior Director for Climate Diplomacy, Emma Fenton, is quoted in this article covering IMO’s MEPC 83.
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BUNKERSPOT: NGO encourages to minimise nitrogen pollution from ammonia-fuelled vessels
March 2025: Our Scientific Officer, James Kershaw, was interviewed about nitrogen pollution from amonia-fuelled vessels following its intervention at the UK House of Lords Committee Hearing.
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BBC Rare Earth: How to clean up the shipping industry
March 2025: Our CEO, Aoife O’Leary, was one of the panelists on BBC Radio 4’s Rare Earth episode “How to clean up the shipping industry.”
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![TradeWinds: Climate finance: Putting levies on shipping isn’t just equitable — it makes economic sense]()
TradeWinds: Putting levies on shipping isn’t just equitable — it makes economic sense
March 2025: Our CEO, Aoife O’Leary wrote this op-ed on why implemeting levies on shipping makes economic sense.
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REPORT: Global shipping: mega profits, micro taxes
March 2025: Our report reveals how the world’s 10 biggest public shipping companies top all-time high profits of $300bn in five years – but pay less than half the average tax rate.
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![Business Green: Should shipping giants pay more tax to help combat their climate impacts?]()
Business Green: Should shipping giants pay more tax to help combat their climate impacts?
This article covers our report “Global shipping: mega profits, micro taxes” on how the world's biggest shipping firms are making multi-billion dollar profits while paying a fraction of the taxes other industries face.
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Civil Society: Aoife O’Leary: ‘A lot of being a charity leader is learning on the job’
March 2025: A profile piece about our CEO, Aoife O’Leary, and her journey to founding Opportunity Green.
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Lloyd's List: Why the IMO is desperate to avoid a vote on emissions curbs
March 2025: Our CEO, Aoife O’Leary is quoted on the need for countries to stay strong on ambition at the next crucial negotiations at the IMO.
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The Loadstar: Greener shipping – 'further work needed', but all still to play for
Feb 2025: Our Policy Officer for Climate Diplomacy, Blánaid Sheeran, is quoted in this coverage about ISWG-GHG 18.
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The Guardian: Reeves’s Heathrow expansion plans leave Labour’s green agenda grounded
Feb 2025: Our CEO Aoife O’Leary is quoted in this coverage on Heathrow’s expansion plan.
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The Guardian: Reeves’s Heathrow third runway report was commissioned by London airport
Feb 2025: Our CEO Aoife O’Leary is quoted in this coverage on Heathrow’s expansion plan.
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SUBMISSION: consultation on the reform of Air Passenger Duty for private jets
Jan 2025: Opportunity Green wrote a submission to the HM Treasury consultation on the reform of Air Passenger Duty (APD) of private jets.
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Civil Society: Charities report benefits of permanent four-day week switch as further trials planned
Jan 2025: Our CEO Aoife O’Leary is quoted in this coverage on the benefits of the four-day week.
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REPORT: Policymaker's guide to controlling contrails
Jan 2025: Our briefing sets out key recommendations for policymakers to reduce aviation’s contrail impact.
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INDEPENDENT: Greenwashing complaints prompt cruise company to remove adverts
Dec 2024: Coverage of MSC Cruises withdrawing greenwashing ads following an ASA investigation as a result of OG’s complaints.
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PRESS RELEASE: MSC Cruises removes fossil LNG ads following OG complaint
Dec 2024: Investigation by UK’s Advertising Standards Authority leads to removal of environmental claims about fossil LNG in cruise ships.
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