Maritime and transport raises the climate debate temperature

The climate change debate in the shipping industry is hotting up, reflecting the change of atmosphere which has seen many shipowners, previously opposed to rapid decarbonisation measures, suddenly turn as pressure increases.
Pressure from governments as well as major companies, consumers and concerned citizens has placed shipping and its operations into the consciousness of ordinary folk. The Ever Given was a major contributor to this fact, although there was no major …

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Top retailers and carriers urged to move faster to cut shipping emissions

The failure of the shipping industry to inject urgency into the decarbonisation process at last week’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has come under scrutiny from US climate change pressure groups.
The largest retailers and their ocean carriers are playing an outsize role in emissions and must do more to reduce their carbon footprint, urges a report by two environmental interest groups.
The report, released today …

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