U.S. Industry, Environmentalists Say IMO Plan To Cut Ship GHGs Too Weak

A working group of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that sets global environmental standards for shipping is recommending a series of draft energy efficiency measures to further limit greenhouse gases from shipping, but the plan is facing criticism from the U.S. shipping industry and environmentalists for being too weak. At its Oct. 19-23 session, the working group on GHGs, which includes the United States, agreed on draft measures it will forward to the organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee for consideration...