Numerous declarations by Pacific leaders have called for the need to curb global warming within a 1.5°C guardrail if the existential threat posed by climate change on their countries is to be combated. IMO has agreed a comprehensive strategy to reduce GHG emissions from shipping. The co-sponsors request that IMO agrees, as part of the initial strategy proposed to be agreed at MEPC 72, that the level of ambition should be high and an overall target for shipping’s reductions agreed consistent with a “fair share” of the global burden of reductions necessary to achieve a no more than 1.5°C target. (Submitted by the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands.)