UN body adopts climate change strategy for shipping - Welcome back to the Age of Sail

Welcome back to the age of Sail

http://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/pressbriefings/pages/06ghginitialstrategy.aspx

You would have to wonder about the United Nations, it seems that the organization has become overtaken by neo-modern Green Fanatics.  When you read their announcement above you would have to wonder how they plan to live out their ideological position.  Shipping changes slowly, the average life of a ship is 25 years from laying the keel to ending up on the beach in India getting cut up f or scrap.  There have been no major changes in propulsion systems other than tweeks on fuel.  When you read this announcement can see how the changes they want were quantified except that the IMO wants to cut total emissions by 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2050.  It appears that the IMO is either planning a tremendous reduction in fleet size to meet these targets, something that will destroy the economics and competitiveness of countries like China to export or they are assuming that we will return to the age of sail.

The other announcement contained in the IMO document is that they will have more meetings to discuss the situation.  Looks like they are just kicking the can down the road.  UN plans are always unattainable.

J