Dissatisfaction with Climate Agreement: “Insufficient”
Several severely climate-exposed island nations abstained from voting in protest when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided on a global climate tax on shipping on Friday, AFP reports.
“We cannot support a decision that does not live up to the agreed strategy,” says Solomon Islands Infrastructure Minister Manasseh Maelanga.
Several environmental organizations also criticized the climate tax for being insufficient.
“The IMO has made a historic decision, which nevertheless fails climate-exposed countries and does not live up to either the ambition required by the climate crisis or the commitments made by member states two years ago,” says Emma Fenton at the British Opportunity Green.
The world's shipping companies will pay fees for the carbon dioxide their ships emit. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will decide on this on Friday, AFP reports.
New climate agreement for shipping finalized – without the US
The UN Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed on a new agreement on binding requirements that will reduce shipping's climate emissions to net zero by 2050, reports NRK. The negotiations have been led by Norway, and the country's Minister for Climate and Environment Andreas Bjelland Eriksen is satisfied.
- In today's geopolitical situation, this is a bright spot that shows that the world can continue to unite and find solutions, he says.
However, the agreement was only reached after the US dropped out of the negotiations. A spokesperson for the US State Department told Reuters at the time that the US administration's line was to put US interests first in negotiations on international agreements.
The US has also threatened countermeasures if US ships are hit with additional costs as a result of the agreement.
Several severely climate-exposed island nations abstained from voting in protest when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided on a global climate tax on shipping on Friday, AFP reports.
“We cannot support a decision that does not live up to the agreed strategy,” says Solomon Islands Infrastructure Minister Manasseh Maelanga.
Several environmental organizations also criticized the climate tax for being insufficient.
“The IMO has made a historic decision, which nevertheless fails climate-exposed countries and does not live up to either the ambition required by the climate crisis or the commitments made by member states two years ago,” says Emma Fenton at the British Opportunity Green.
The world's shipping companies will pay fees for the carbon dioxide their ships emit. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will decide on this on Friday, AFP reports.
New climate agreement for shipping finalized – without the US
The UN Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed on a new agreement on binding requirements that will reduce shipping's climate emissions to net zero by 2050, reports NRK. The negotiations have been led by Norway, and the country's Minister for Climate and Environment Andreas Bjelland Eriksen is satisfied.
- In today's geopolitical situation, this is a bright spot that shows that the world can continue to unite and find solutions, he says.
However, the agreement was only reached after the US dropped out of the negotiations. A spokesperson for the US State Department told Reuters at the time that the US administration's line was to put US interests first in negotiations on international agreements.
The US has also threatened countermeasures if US ships are hit with additional costs as a result of the agreement.
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