Going overboard? Shipping rules seen shifting pollution from air to sea

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship is seen through air pollution along the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand, January 11, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - New global rules forcing ships to reduce air pollution by using cleaner fuels will see more sulphur and nitrates dumped into the oceans, analysts and civil society leaders say.

From January 2020, the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) will ban ships from using fuels with a sulphur content above 0.5%, compared with 3.5% now.