Watchdog Has ‘Serious Concerns’ Corporate Conflicts of Interest Could Stall Climate Progress at Shipping Talks

By Megan Darby, Climate Home News

The UN shipping regulator has been stacked with industry representatives, undermining efforts to tackle the sector’s carbon footprint.

So warned Transparency International on Tuesday, as talks on a climate target for international shipping started in London.

The anti-corruption watchdog raised “serious concerns” about potential conflicts of interest at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), in preliminary findings of a study.