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Greece will receive relief from GHG emissions as the shipping sector will cut emissions by 50 percent by 2050.

April 9, 2018
By Dominik Englert

When the International Maritime Organization (IMO) (click here) meets in London this week, the stakes are high. The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) plans to adopt an initial greenhouse gas strategy, the first of its kind for the shipping sector whose annual CO2 emissions are slightly higher than the annual emissions of Germany. This means that the 72nd session of the MEPC (MEPC72) from April 9-13, 2018, will not only show how international maritime transport is going to deal with its increasing emissions trend but will provide insights into Paris Agreement implementation....
The Paris referred to are the "Paris Climate Accords." (click here)