Advance of climate laws increases urgency to regulate shipping emissions

There is a growing consensus that a faster response to climate change is desperately needed. This is especially so when the science and physical impacts of global warming are telling us that the urgency to act is increasing, says Terry Townsend, Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary-General at GLOBE International.

Whilst the approach often differs, national legislation is achieving remarkably similar results; improved energy security, greater resource-efficiency and cleaner, lower carbon economic growth. Photo:© Port of Rotterdam Authority, photographer F...

There is a growing consensus that a faster response to climate change is desperately needed. This is especially so when the science and physical impacts of global warming are telling us that the urgency to act is increasing, says Terry Townsend, Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary-General at GLOBE International.