On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 22:21:22 -0700 (PDT), David P
wrote:

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Internal documents, recordings & dozens of interviews reveal
what has gone on for years behind closed doors: The org has
repeatedly delayed & watered down climate regs, even as
emissions from commercial shipping continue to rise, a trend
that threatens to undermine the goals of the 2016 Paris
climate accord.

One reason for the lack of progress is that the I.M.O. is
a regulatory body that is run in concert with the industry
it regulates.

Shipbuilders, oil companies, miners, chemical mfrs & others
with huge financial stakes in commercial shipping are among
the delegates appointed by many member nations. They sometimes
even speak on behalf of govts, knowing that public records
are sparse, & that even when the org allows journalists into
its meetings, it typically prohibits them from quoting people
by name.

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Yup, similar to the tobacco / meat / dairy / egg industries to name
but four. Massive financial stakes resting on the backs of the
suffering of others and where denial (re the impact on human heath and
environmental damage / pollution) is something they will take to their
graves.

Cheers, T i m