Cruise liners try to rewrite climate rules despite vows

Cruise ships docked at Port Miami on April 7, 2020, in FloridaPicture

The trade group representing the cruise ship industry unsuccessfully pushed international authorities to water down new environmental regulations despite its members’ climate commitments, experts in marine air pollution warn.

Late last month, the International Maritime Organization, IMO, rejected a cruise industry effort that would have improved cruise ships’ carbon pollution scores. Environmental groups say it also would have led to more air pollution by allowing cruise liners to continue with business as usual.