UK wants zero-emission ships by 2025
Forgotten, like air transport, from the Paris climate agreement (2015), maritime transport is back at the heart of the issues. London, which is organizing COP 26, the world conference on climate change, in Glasgow in November, intends to set more demanding objectives for ships and cargo ships.
The international shipping industry must aim for “absolutely zero” CO2 emissions by 2050, UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps announced on Monday at the start of International Shipping Week.
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The sector, which represents 2.5% to 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is slow to get organized to pollute less. In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations based in London, adopted a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions limited to "at least 50%" by 2050. The sector is regularly criticized by environmental groups and by some governments for its lack of…
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