Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that some experts and nations say falls short of what's needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits.
Activists from the environment group Ocean Rebellion perform a protest action outside the offices of the United Nations International Maritime Organisation in London, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021.
The plan also calls for shipping emissions to be slashed by at least 20 per cent but aiming for 30 per cent by 2030 and at least 70 per cent but working toward 80 per cent by 2040 despite a push from Pacific nations -- backed by Canada, the United States and the U.K. -- for more ambitious targets. Experts calculate the industry must cut its emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 to keep on track with 1.5 C temperature goal.
The German government welcomed the agreement, calling it "an important milestone for ensuring that international shipping makes a fair contribution to reaching the temperature goals of the Paris agreement." Environmentalists are unhappy with the deal, which doesn't set 2050 as a hard date for net zero emissions or keep in line with the warming limit set in the Paris agreement.
"We do not have the time to wait for regulation or alternative fuels to catch up," said Diane Gilpin, founder and CEO of Smart Green Shipping in a press statement. "We need to move with urgency and work with what we have."
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