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  • Shipping - the trillion-dollar challenge

    24 January 2020

    The growing support for the Poseidon Principles underlines the crucial role for finance in helping the shipping industry chart a course towards a greener future, says Ahren Lester

  • Shipping industry cuts sulphur limit for marine fuel

    06 January 2020

    The maximum sulphur content of marine fuels was slashed by regulators in a bid to reduce air pollution, although campaigners warned more work is still required by the industry.

  • Shipping industry's $5bn decarbonisation research commitment judged too small

    20 December 2019

    Proposals by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) for a $5 billion levy on shipping to fund research into how to decarbonise the industry was dismissed as "a drop in the ocean" by environmental campaigners.

  • Shipping's historic pledge saluted but "could have gone further"

    16 April 2018

    A firm commitment from the shipping industry to cut emissions – the first from the sector – has been welcomed by industry observers but some believe it could have gone even further.

  • Ship owners and NGOs object to EU ETS reform proposals

    19 December 2016

    A proposed revision of the EU's pioneering Emissions Trading System (ETS) is facing strong opposition from ship owners and some environmental NGOs.