If accomplished, the goals are significant because the industry accounts for 2.9% of global carbon emissions. Diesel powers most of the world's 100,000 cargo ships.
The U.N. agency that oversees the global shipping industry reached a deal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero "by or about 2050."
The International Maritime Organization's deal announced on Friday includes interim goals of slashing carbon pollution by 20-30% by 2030 and 70-80% by 2040. If accomplished, the goals would be significant because the industry accounts for 2.9% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Diesel still powers most of the world's 100,000 cargo ships.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Negotiators and officials aim to wrap up so that May's 77th World Health Assembly can consider a proposed text.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
