IMO Fails to Reach Consensus on Measures To Cut Shipping's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

摘要

The International Maritime Organization's weeklong meeting to discuss ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping ended in stalemate Oct. 1, with shipping trade organizations and environmental groups alike calling the result "disappointing."rnThe Marine Environment Protection Committee of the United Nations-backed IMO said in an Oct. 4 statement that "decisions as to how to proceed with the next step of IMO's climate strategy were not reached by consensus."