British MPs accuse shipping of doing little in battle to reduce emissions

David Osler - Monday 1 June 2009

SHIPPING has taken “little or no action” to police itself on carbon emissions and Britain should therefore renegotiate the European Union’s 2020 climate change targets to take in the industry, according to a critical report from an influential cross-party group of MPs in the UK.

In the interim, the UK should adjust its carbon bud...