Industry group backs global carbon price for large ships

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A major maritime industry association on Monday backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions from shipping to help fund the sector's shift toward climate-friendly fuels.

it's proposing to the United Nations that all vessels trading globally above a certain size should pay a set amount per metric ton of carbon dioxide they emit.

Environmental campaigners welcomed the ICS submission to the International Maritime Organization, but cautioned that the extent of its ambition remains unclear.

 

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Awesome, shipping prices have gone from $2,000 to $23,000 per container, helping to create supply chain shortages and higher inflation. Let's add an extra cost to pass on while we are at it!

Hahaha, like china will pay that

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