Monday 16 April 2018

Carbon dioxide from ships at sea to be regulated for first time

Carbon dioxide from ships at sea to be regulated for first time

Carbon dioxide from ships at sea will be regulated for the first time following a historic agreement reached after two weeks of detailed talks in London. Shipping companies will halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 under the plan, brokered by the International Maritime Organization and binding across its 170 member states. The agreement will require a revolution among ships, which are overwhelmingly fuelled by heavy oils at present.

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