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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12372

20 November 2019
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate
Little headway made at IMO to reduce ship speed, NGOs deplore
Brussels, 19/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

According to NGOs, the 6th session of the Commission for Environmental Protection and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ISWG-GHG6) (London, 11-15 November) took only small steps that were not adapted to the climate emergency.

Being examined were short-term measures to address emissions, including the proposal to reduce ship speed.

Delegates simply acknowledged that speed is one of the most important...

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