global environment

When world leaders sign the final text of the Rio+20 Earth Summit Friday, they will be signing off on a document most see as falling far below expectations for concrete action.

Next week’s Rio+20 summit in Brazil is meant to pave the way to a sustainable future via building a global green economy and improving international coordination on sustainability issues.

The maritime industry is without a doubt the major freight transportation vehicle for international trade since time immemorial. It still transports almost 90 percent of all of the world’s raw and manufactured products around the globe.

When world leaders sign the final text of the Rio+20 Earth Summit Friday, they will be signing off on a document most see as falling far below expectations for concrete action.

Next week’s Rio+20 summit in Brazil is meant to pave the way to a sustainable future via building a global green economy and improving international coordination on sustainability issues.

The maritime industry is without a doubt the major freight transportation vehicle for international trade since time immemorial. It still transports almost 90 percent of all of the world’s raw and manufactured products around the globe.