“If you think energy is pale, male and stale, try shipping. One woman, 21 men on the programme.”

Not my comments but those of the news editor at ClimateHome, a website covering all things global warming.

Megan Darby was tweeting from the British Library about speakers at the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) annual conference.

This comes just a few weeks after that rumpus over an officer cadet who was refused employment because Wallem Group ships were apparently not set up for women.

And