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Jun 2023
27m 38s

Shipping emissions tax drifting in port

Bbc World Service
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An attempt by the French president to win support for a global carbon tax on the shipping industry has failed. Addressing a summit for a New Global Financing Pact, Emmanuel Macron said the shipping industry was responsible for more than two percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, and should contribute to efforts to cut them, including through taxe ... Show More
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