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31 March 2008
Curbing greenhouse gas emissions from ships, slashing other air pollutants they generate and cleaning up the world's oceans, top the agenda at a meeting of the world's chief maritime body in London this week.
The U.N. International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting, seen as one of the most crucial in years, focuses on how best to reduce harmful ship fuel pollutants like sulphur dioxide emissions and nitrous oxides.
"Shipping should not be allowed to become a scapegoat for those who find it a 'soft target' singling it out from other modes of transport, when data show it as having greener credentials than them," said IMO Secretary-General Efthimous Mitropoulos, opening the meeting on Monday.
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Every little bit helps. This is what they should be looking at. I have seen some interesting articles on ship fuel savers including large sails incorporated onto the boat (can be folded up) which dramatically reduced carbon emissions as the sea has a lot of free energy of wind to give. Why not try it? It may cost an initial outlay but would give you fantastic energy savings over time. They should not close their eyes that everyone is creating a problem. And everyone can help.
Justaconsumer
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