Shipping produces a far greater share of greenhouse-gas emissions than you might think — more than a million tonnes annually, nearly 3% of the global total, and rising steadily.
The problem is soluble — but work to solve it has been outrageously slow. Any further delay is unacceptable. A strong international push joined by governments, banks, businesses, ports and the shipping industry itself is needed to clean up the sector...
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