International Maritime Organization secretary general Kitack Lim has been heavily criticised by the Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC) over his comments regarding shipping emissions.

Limwrote a letter to European Union executives expressing his concerns about shipping being involved in a future European emissions trading scheme.

John Maggs, president of CSC, said: “The challenge of meeting the objective of the Paris Agreement is so great that it will require action at all levels.

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