Is the International Maritime Organisation set for a climate transparency overhaul?

Cecilia Keating
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Is the International Maritime Organisation set for a climate transparency overhaul?

Shipping body's new boss sets out plans to make agency more 'transparent', as he argues industry is making progress towards climate goals

Headquartered in an imposing building on the south bank of the River Thames, with views across the water to Parliament, is a UN agency that has been repeatedly accused of obstructing climate action and...

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