Nations chart course to deliver net zero shipping emissions 'close to 2050'

Cecilia Keating
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Nations chart course to deliver net zero shipping emissions 'close to 2050'

Agreement slammed by campaigners as a 'wishy washy compromise' that fails to bring emissions-intensive sector in line with climate goals

Governments have agreed to deliver net zero emissions for the shipping industry "close to 2050", after signing off on a new climate strategy from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). But the...

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