New Coalition Aims to Make Zero-Emissions Shipping Plain Sailing
(WorldNews Switzerland)

Alem Tedeneke, Public Engagement+1 646 204 9191, Email: ated@weforum.org · International shipping carries 80% of global trade and accounts for 2%-3% of greenhouse gas emissions annually though emissions are projected to grow by up to 250% by 2050 if no action is taken · Getting to Zero Coalition will lead push to see commercially viable zero-emission vessels operating along deep-sea trade routes by 2030 · Follow the 2019 Sustainable Development Impact Summit at http://wef.ch/sdi19 New York, USA, 23 September 2019- The World Economic Forum, the Global Maritime Forum and Friends of Ocean Action today launch the Getting to Zero Coalition at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, with the...