UN chief urges shipping industry to go Carbon neutral by 2050
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Jul 4, 2023 12:13
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a strategy to reduce the shipping industry's emissions to net zero by 2050 as a key meeting of the International Maritime Organisation started here, aiming for a consensus among the 175-member states to critically reduce the carbon emissions in the sector.
In a video message at the start of the Marine Environment Protection Committee's 80th session here, Guterres also urged for a science-based targets by 2030 – both on absolute emissions reductions and the use of clean fuels.
