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The urgency of curbing pollution from ships, explained

  • Written by James J. Winebrake, Professor of Public Policy and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology
A cargo ship passes the Golden Gate Bridge outside San Francisco.AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency that regulates global shipping, is writing new rules to curb greenhouse gas emissions from ships by 2050 as it implements other regulations that will mandate cleaner-burning fuels at sea by 2020.

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