Decarbonizing the Shipping Industry A Distant Dream Due To Covid 19

The coronavirus pandemic is dealing a serious blow to investments aimed at cutting shipping emissions.
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations, says an industry survey in May found that three-quarters of its members would either halt or reduce investments in cleaner ships.
Members of the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations’ marine regulator, have agreed to improve fuel efficiency by 30% by 2025 and slash greenhouse-gas emissions by half by 2050 from 2008 levels.
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