UK government calls for 'absolute zero' target for international shipping industry

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Transport Secretary launches London’s International Shipping Week with an appeal to set more ambitious global decarbonisation targets for the industry

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has called for the international shipping industry to adopt a new 'absolute zero' emissions target for 2050, ahead of today's launch of London International Shipping Week....

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