Shipping has long been criticised for its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, but last week it stood toe to toe with the aviation industry at COP23, the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2017, in Bonn, Germany.
And, the maritime industry came out looking good, according to International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) head of external relations Simon Bennett.
The IMO was accused of snail’s pace progress on emissions last year when the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced its greenhouse gas reduction scheme.
