LONDON -- Despite mounting pressure to tackle greenhouse gases and limit global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, China and others opposed a stricter target to curb carbon output from shipping and instead agreed on Friday to bring the industry's emissions to net zero "by or around" 2050.
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Singapore is a key refueling stop for container ships passing through Asia, which handles the bulk of the world's maritime trade.
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