Despite setbacks, action to tackle shipping emissions is as inevitable as the tides

James Murray
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The IMO's failure last week to make progress towards an international climate change deal is disappointing, but those who wish to delay emissions reductions are fighting a losing battle

We have been here before. A group of emerging economic powers and a handful of countries with explicit vested interests emboldened by quiet support from the US are blocking ambitious efforts to tackle...

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