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Coronavirus: IMO postpones key meeting on reducing shipping emissions
The international shipping body has postponed five meetings due to take place at its London headquarters
Inuit knowledge can help shape Arctic shipping policies as ice thaws
Sponsored content: The Inuit have thousands of years of environmental observations, and these could be vital to guide regulations for Arctic shipping
Shipping could raise ambition of 2030 climate target, study shows
Research also shows that a Japanese proposal to cut CO2 by installing engine power limitation devices on ships would not deliver meaningful emissions reduction
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IMO under pressure to regulate new ship fuels over Arctic warming
New marine fuels introduced at the start of January could lead to an increase of the shipping sector’s climate impacts
Is the shipping industry’s R&D climate fund a Trojan Horse?
A proposed $500 million annual fund for climate innovation in shipping is welcome, but falls far short of a strategy to cut rising emissions
Today, shipping is taking responsibility for our role in the climate crisis
Our proposal would create a $5 billion innovation fund to eventually bring about the full decarbonisation of the global shipping industry
Economic opportunity should see US get on board with shipping clean-up
Shipping is finally playing catch-up on air pollution standards, but the US is slow-balling attempts to agree cleaner targets
Maersk aims for zero emissions vessels by 2030
Efficiency measures can only keep pollution standing still, not bring it down. But making clean shipping a commercial reality in a decade remains huge challenge
Greta Thunberg to sail to New York climate summit in racing yacht
Swedish teen activist will cross the Atlantic in hurricane season by boat for a four-month tour of the Americas, rather than take a high-carbon flight
Oil tanker investments at risk from climate action, report says
Strong action on climate change would shrink demand for vessels by a third, impacting investment decisions being made now, analysts say
EU ‘climate leaders’ plans found lacking
Finland, Sweden, Portugal, France and Germany praised for ambitious targets, but NGO analysis raises questions over details
‘Don’t fail your children’: youth demand climate action at UN shipping talks
School striker Noga Levy-Rapoport urged the International Maritime Organization to set speed limits at sea, for the sake of young and future generations
Climate advocates split over shipping speed limits
A go-slow at sea would cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions fast, but there are concerns it would delay a permanent shift to cleaner technology and fuels
Swedish shipping industry prepares to go fossil-free by 2045
Shipowners’ Association is calling for government incentives to help in the transition to climate-friendly vessels, to meet national climate goals
Australia leads push to open UN shipping talks to media
Greater transparency would curb industry dominance in the International Maritime Organization, say campaigners, but key countries are opposed
UN shipping body drags heels on carbon-cutting measures
The International Maritime Organization has set a target to halve shipping’s climate impact by 2050, but some countries are resisting early action
Marshall Islands commit to going carbon-neutral by 2050
First plan of its kind from an island nation says adopting new shipping technologies ‘could have ripple effects across the international sector’
UN shipping body mulls curbs on industry influence, citing climate concerns
The International Maritime Organization’s governing council has agreed to consider reforms, while documents show giving gifts for votes is standard practice