Port of Tacoma affirms “We Are Still In” to meet Paris Agreement clean air goals

The Port of Tacoma has joined the national We Are Still In coalition of governments, businesses and universities...

Paris MOU blacklists Palau and Vanuatu

An international maritime administrative organization has placed Palau and Vanuatu in a black list, its lowest...

Paris Climate Accord Could Make the World $19 Trillion Richer

Stopping global warming won’t just keep the planet habitable. It would also boost the global economy by $19 trillion.

Bonn Climate Change Conference: Shipping Will Need to Cap Its GHG Emissions

International shipping will have to limit its greenhouse emissions (GHG) in order to meet the goals laid down in the Paris Climate Change Agreement, it was stated at a side event at the Bonn climate change conference held on May 18.

Shipping must 'rise to the challenge' following Paris agreement: IMO

The IMO, which has been entrusted as the sole UN body regulating shipping at the conclusion of COP21, has pledged to support global efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change. ...

Shipping’s rocky road to Paris and COP 21

The shipping industry would seem to be firmly in the target zone as the opening salvos are fired prior to the...

Shipping’s rocky road to Paris and COP 21

The shipping industry would seem to be firmly in the target zone as the opening salvos are fired prior to the December meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP 21 - when environmentalists from around the globe jet en masse into Paris