Shipping industry agrees to cap sulphur emissions by 2020

Madeleine Cuff
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International Maritime Organisation agrees to cap the sulphur content of marine fuels sold worldwide at 0.5 per cent by 2020

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has today agreed to set a cap on the sulphur content of marine fuels, in a move that campaigners predict will save millions of lives in the coming decades....

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