"Analysts have long talked about the end of an American-led system and the arrival of an Asian century. This is now happening in front of our eyes," Josep Borrell, European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, said.
In May 2020, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released an update to its Vision 2050 report, titled The consequences of COVID-19 for the decade ahead.
Day by day, we are bombarded with statistics on the newspapers, television or online: "8.7 million people infected by COVID-19, almost half a million casualties, over 300 million job losses," and the list goes on.
According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the shipping industry's governing body, the sector is responsible for 2.2% of global emissions.
