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Ahead of a big green meeting at the International Maritime Organization next week, John Maggs from the Clean Shipping Coalition writes on how getting a global fuel standard and levy over the line will set us up for the future.

February 14, 2025

International shipping makes an outsized and growing contribution to the climate crisis. Ships also regularly kill whales and generate underwater noise that compromises the ability of whales and other marine life to forage and reproduce. By going more slowly, ships could slash their climate emissions and reduce both underwater noise and the risk of whale strikes—but as the Clean Shipping Coalition’s John Maggs explains, this shift won’t happen without ambitious regulation.

January 20, 2025
Inside Climate News; Pacific and Caribbean Island Nations Call for the First Universal Carbon Levy on International Shipping Emissions

The International Maritime Organization has been asked to enact a carbon levy of $150 per ton of emissions from large freight and passenger ships. The IMO’s 175 member nations have until next year to vote.

October 21, 2024