Deal reached to cut shipping carbon emissions in half by 2050

A landmark agreement to officially combat carbon emissions in the shipping sector has finally been reached in London.

Landmark agreement to officially combat
carbon emissions in the shipping sector.

The International Maritime Organisation, a special agency of the UN representing 173 member states, has been meeting all this week to discuss emissions targets for the sector.

The plan to reduce emissions by 50 percent by 2050 compared to 2008 levels is seen as a compromise and below more ambitious targets being presented. Climate Action reported last week on calls from Norway to hammer out a significant deal at the conference. Some European Union countries were also lobbying for a 70 to 100 percent reduction in emissions. However, there will be opportunities to strengthen the targets when the deal is revised in 2023 and beyond.

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