Shipping is a big contributor to climate change. So why is it being left out of the Paris deal?

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By Ben AdlerDec 5, 2015, 7:08 am251 pts
When you think of the sources of greenhouse gas emissions — airplanes and automobiles, power plants and factories, paper mills and burping cows — one image that might never cross your mind is ships. In the era of air travel, the average American spends little to no time on boats. It seems like an outdated…

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