The Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands have been actively engaged, with support from other Pacific states including Tonga, Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu , in ongoing debate in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on reduction of shipping GHG emissions. They gained majority support and led to MEPC 70 adopting a Roadmap for developing a comprehensive IMO strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships. The roadmap foresees the adoption of an initial IMO Strategy at MEPC 72 (2018) and the adoption of a revised IMO Strategy at MEPC 80 (2023) which will include short-, mid- and long- term further measure(s), as required, with implementation schedules.