The IMO missed its chance to truly support the green shipping industry

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The IMO missed its chance to truly support the green shipping industry

The global climate deal brokered at UN shipping talks lets down those companies committed to steering a greener future, writes Smart Green Shipping's Diane Gilpin

With the shipping industry alone responsible for three per cent of global carbon emissions, all eyes were on last week's International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) meeting. There was hope that real progress...

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