International maritime transport has not kept pace with other transport modes in the fight against climate change. While inland transport was included in the 2015 Paris Agreement and international air transport followed suit in 2016, progress in the international shipping sector, which carries 80% of the world’s trade volume, has been more modest.
Posted on - 2018-02-21Three fishermen have been rescued in the Federated States of Micronesia after they spent eight days stranded at sea. The 19-foot skiff was first reported missing on 12 February after it failed to return from a fishing expedition near Chuuk.
Posted on - 2018-02-21Nauru’s biggest donor Australia lobbied for a project that raises tough questions over how climate finance differs from traditional development aid.
Posted on - 2018-02-21