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By Anaïs Rios

Anaïs Rios is Shipping Policy Officer at Seas at Risk.

International shipping is one of the biggest polluters. In order for the industry to get on the 1.5-degree path, concrete emission reduction targets are needed – as early as 2030 and 2040, as Anaïs Rios writes in this Opinion. Germany must lobby for this in the EU.

Following the German government’s attempts to make gas green last year or to enforce an e-fuel loophole in the combustion engine phase-out in Europe only last month, Olaf Scholz’s team has a fresh chance to put its climate reputation straight: the global shipping industry.

Global shipping: Germany has a unique opportunity to redeem its reputation on climate

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