10JUN2019 - NEWS - Big polluters hijack shipping talks

UN shipping talks stalled as Saudi Arabia and the US obstructed attempts to decide how the sector should begin to decarbonise. UN shipping talks stalled as slow-moving players - including Saudi Arabia, Brazil and the US - obstructed attempts to decide how the sector should begin to decarbonise. The negotiations, which took place at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), are part of a global process on how to cut shipping’s large and growing emissions.Setting speed limits on ships and increasing operational efficiency were just two of the 15 proposals on the table for reducing emissions in the short term, meaning before 2023

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