Progress on global shipping deal 'vital' at Durban

Will Nichols
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Oxfam, WWF and the International Chamber of Shipping call on COP 17 to put sector on path to agreeing market-based mechanism for tackling emissions

The global shipping industry and green campaigners have joined forces to call on governments meeting at the Durban climate change summit (COP 17) to deliver market-based measures for reducing the sector's...

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