Climate Politics
Nations Haggle Over Targets to Cut Shipping’s Huge Emissions
Countries are discussing options for decarbonizing the shipping sector at high-level meetings being held at the International Maritime Organization in London this week.
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In a grey, squat building overlooking the Thames River in London, high-level talks began Monday on how to clean up an industry that carries more than 80% of world trade — and spews more carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere each year than Germany.