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BREAKING: IMO formally adopts deal brokered by national governments that would target 50 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 - but challenges lie ahead

Wind-assisted Viking Grace passenger ferry embarks on first voyage in Finland, as Soel Yachts' unveils its solar-battery powered catamaran in French Polynesia

EU and island leaders are calling for more ambition at the International Maritime Organization, while major emerging economies resist a tough cap on emissions

Christiana Figueres joins chorus of industry and green groups urging for ambitious action to decarbonise shipping sector, as crucial IMO talks rest on a 'knife edge'

Calls for a 70-100 per cent cut in shipping emissions by 2050 are "unlikely to achieve consensus support", warns influential trade body ahead of a key UN meeting

Ed King argues the UK can play a crucial climate leadership role at the upcoming IMO talks and Commonwealth Summit

Ed King reflects on a bizarre week for the International Maritime Organisation, which saw tensions over climate policy once again laid bare

Annual cruise ship rankings compiled by green NGO NABU show little improvement in emissions or cleaner fuel use across the global industry over the past year

The IMO's efforts to agree a bold climate strategy for the shipping industry is making slow progress, but, argues Ed King, a crunch meeting awaits this autumn

Nations gathered at the International Maritime Organisation in London have agreed a skeleton plan for the shipping industry's long-awaited draft decarbonisation strategy