Global talks on how to clean up shipping are set to begin Monday as momentum builds to cut pollution from the sector. The International Maritime Organization “is under pressure to do something,” said Edmund Hughes, who was previously responsible for greenhouse gas emissions at the United Nations body, which is shipping’s global regulator and the host of the upcoming virtual talks. “It’s going to be difficult if nothing of substance comes out of next week.” Following the UN’s COP26 climate summit last weekend, the IMO’s chair is challenged with steering as many as 175 member states toward cleaner shipping. The sector, which transports more than 80% of the world’s internationally traded goods, has a carbon footprint bigger than Germany and the Netherlands combined. Perhaps the most significant proposal on the table for next week comes from three Pacific Island nations, which are calling for the IMO to recognize that […]