MPs call for tougher action on shipping emissions

James S Murray
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Select Committee report accuses government of ignoring shipping industry's carbon footprint

The government will today face calls to "show more determined leadership" in its efforts to curb carbon emissions from international shipping, following the publication of a new report from the Environmental...

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