The emissions debate gets nasty at IMO meet

THE run-up to last week's important International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting on combatting global warming was marked by a concerted effort to undermine that UN organisation and belittle the efforts of the shipping industry to tackle the issue.

As IMO's Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions drew near, environmental campaign groups not only poured scorn on IMO's work in this field so far, including the mandatory Energy Efficienc…