Ecologist: Shipping, considered one of the most carbon friendly modes of transport, is now a growing threat in the battle against climate change. A new report, published by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, suggests ‘the global shipping industry’s carbon emissions could account for almost all of the worlds’ emissions by 2050 if current rates of growth continue.’ This would put the UK’s target of an 80 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050, and other nations’ …