Shipping Industry Agrees To Cap Sulphur Emissions By 2020
by The Daily Eye Team October 31 2016, 1:30 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 25 secsThe International Maritime Organisation (IMO) agreed on Thursday 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. At a meeting of the IMO’s environment protection committee this week shipping officials agreed to cap the sulphur content of marine fuels sold around the world at 0.5% by 2020, finally making good on a 2008 agreement to cap sulphur levels by 2020 or 2025.