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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer McDermott and Sibi Arasu

Nations preserve a plan to adopt a global fee on shipping emissions, but keep their options open

Climate Shipping Emissions - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The world’s maritime nations preserved a plan to adopt the first global carbon fee on shipping, as they agreed to keep working on it in the fall and adjourned their meeting Friday.

However, they also agreed to continue discussing alternative proposals and entertain new ones, which could change the plan substantially.

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