UNCTAD calls for a smaller shipping carbon footprint

The UN Conference on Trade and Development has called for a smaller carbon footprint from the ocean shipping industry.

It has noted that the world’s ocean shipping fleet is ageing, which it describes as a “major concern” for the environment as older ships pollute more.

“Ships are getting older partly due to shipowners’ uncertainty about future technological developments and the most cost-efficient fuels, as well as about changing regulations and carbon prices. A new generation of low-carbon...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/unctad-calls-for-a-smaller-shipping-carbon-footprint/

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