Copenhagen close to failure on aviation and shipping emissions - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

Posted - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - Friday, 18 December 2009

With less than two days to go, the Copenhagen climate negotiations have yet to identify a feasible way forward to reduce emissions from international aviation and shipping. Emissions from the international shipping sector have grown by more than 85% since 1990, international aviation emissions have grown by over 50% during the same period. Left unchecked, emissions from the two sectors will double or triple by 2050. A failure to reach an agreement here on these so-called ‘bunker’ emissions will jeopardise the chances of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees in 2050...

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