Rich and poor nations clash over proposed shipping emissions levy to fund climate action

Rich and poor nations clash over proposed shipping emissions levy to fund climate action

Poor countries accused wealthy and powerful economies of stalling efforts to reduce shipping emissions and rejecting a climate levy that could help vulnerable nations cope with worsening climate impacts.Fiona Harvey reports for The Guardian.In short:Nations are negotiating a deal at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to decarbonize the shipping industry over the next 25 years, a sector responsible for more than 2% of global emissions.…

Poor countries say rich world betraying them over climate pledges on shipping

Poor countries have accused the rich world of “backsliding” and betrayal of their climate commitments as they desperately tried to keep alive a long-awaited deal to cut carbon from shipping. Nations from 175 countries have gathered in London this week at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to hammer out the final details of a deal, […]