News / IMO gets final warning from Europe: 'act now to reduce shipping emissions'

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MEPs have told the International Maritime Organization there can be no exceptions or exemptions in the fight against climate change and are demanding immediate action to cut shipping emissions.

In an open letter to EU member states and the IMO, MEPS from Croatia, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden say that despite shipping creating emissions equal to the entire Netherlands, it remains the only sector not included in the European commitment to the Paris Agreement.

Sweden’s Jytte Guteland said every sector needed to bear responsibility for tackling the problem and the European ...