Global Carbon Tax on Cruise Lines Delayed After U.S. Opposition
A global plan to make the shipping industry pay for its carbon emissions has been delayed by at least a year, after the United States and Singapore led a successful effort to block a vote on a tax at a key United Nations meeting in London.
The decision created fresh uncertainty for cruise companies and cargo operators, which had been preparing for sweeping new decarbonization rules to begin as soon as 2027.
The International Maritime Organization had been expected to adopt its Net Zero Framework, a package of regulations that would have imposed the first global price on shipping emissions.
Fifty-seven countries voted in favor to delay a vote, 49 opposed, and 21 abstained.
The postponement follows days of intense lobbying from Washington, where President Do
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