Greek alliance with environmental NGO on carbon quotas attracts attention

Shipping companies and organizations are surprised to see that the Greek Shipowners' Association, in alliance with environmental NGO Transport & Environment, has become an advocate for far-reaching CO2 quotas. The timing, in particular, triggers irritation.

A container vessel anchored near Athens. | Photo: Petros Giannakouris/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

by TOMAS KRISTIANSEN, ASTRID STURLASON

Puzzlement and suspicion and, finally, irritation, has followed the Greek Shipowners' Association's move regarding the EU's forthcoming quota system, announced Monday.

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