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Shipping and aviation: Missing pieces in the climate puzzle

ANALYSIS: It’s not clear who is responsible for cutting greenhouse gases from ships and planes, after they were left out of a Paris climate deal

NEWS: Speaking at a side event of COP21, industry and observers warn the International Maritime Organization is letting key sector off the hook

UPDATED: International climate change advocate will leave government in January, after fighting for a UN deal at COP21 in Paris

NEWS: Soaring maritime emissions threaten world prosperity and survival, argues minister Tony de Brum in rebuttal to IMO

NEWS: A Paris climate deal must not curb maritime carbon as this might damage the world economy, argues head of International Maritime Organization

NEWS: UK and US envoys admit to industry the International Maritime Organization could be overruled on emissions goals

COMMENT: If the aviation sector can fly Paris to Tokyo in three hours, it can – and must – go green, says Transport & Environment

NEWS: Receding ice caps will soon make way for year-round passage through the Arctic, shifting the patterns of world trade

INTERVIEW: Foreign minister Tony de Brum has maritime emissions in his sights in the latest bid to safeguard his country’s future

NEWS: A Marshall Islands plea for climate action fell on deaf ears at IMO, leaving CO2 to rise unchecked

NEWS: Big businesses like AstraZeneca, H&M and Volvo are choosing green shippers, but UN maritime body makes slow progress on global regulations

ANALYSIS: As the world’s third biggest ship registry, Majuro government has maritime clout and could push through emissions curbs

NEWS: Foreign minister says UN leadership needed to ensure all flagged carriers adopt tougher carbon cutting regulations

NEWS: Stringent measures are needed for shipping to make a fair contribution to global emissions cuts, researchers argue

ANALYSIS: International aviation and shipping are not mentioned in the Lima call for climate action, despite growing emissions

NEWS: Indian Ocean worst affected by marine pollution say researchers, who used satellite data to track ships

NEWS: Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping will rise up to 250% by 2050, finds study, as the UN fails to regulate the sector

NEWS: Shipping industry is ducking its share of carbon emissions cuts, study says

Longer ice-free periods in the Arctic will lead to increased activity in the region within the next ten years and intensify ice degradation

Melting sea ice caused by global warming set to offer shipping companies opportunity to exploit new Arctic route