Saturday, October 18, 2008

Nations agree to slash sulphur ship emission by 2015

Nations agree to slash sulphur ship emission by 2015 The Guardian
Sunday, 19 October 2008



LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Countries have agreed new sulphur limits for ship fuels that will slash air pollutants and clean up the world's oceans, but raise costs for the oil and ship industry, a maritime industry source said on Friday. Governments agreed the new measures, which will sharply cut harmful sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from ships through a staggered timetable to 2015, at a U.N. International Maritime Organisation (IMO)...

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