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ICCT study finds GHGs from shipping on the rise

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The planned third intercessional meeting in April 2018 is to finalize the draft IMO GHG strategy.). Ships registered to Panama (15%), China (11%), Liberia (9%), Marshall Islands (7%), Singapore (6%), and Malta (5%) were the largest emitters. These flags account for 66% of the global shipping fleet’s deadweight tonnage.

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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

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Some key regions include China, Singapore, Panama, Brazil and coastlines of Asia, Africa and South America. Corbett (2018) “Cleaner fuels for ships provide public health benefits with climate tradeoffs” Nature Communications Volume 9, Article number: 406 doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02774-9. Reduction in annual PM 2.5

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