NGO’s hail IMO for steps against air sea pollution

Environmental NGOs, Friends of the Earth-US, Clean Air Task Force, North Sea Foundation, Bellona Foundation, European Federation for Transport and Environment, European Environmental Bureau and the Swedish NGO Secretariat on Acid Rain welcomed last week the decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) capping sulphur content in marine fuel, clearing the way for cleaner air over Europe’s seas. The NGOs represented in the IMO working group reviewing the worldwide regulation on pollution from ships, MARPOL Annex VI, have been working for the past three years to toughen the internationally binding standards for sulphur in shipping fuel.

Source: New Europe