Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping

https://apnews.com/article/shipping-emissions-climate-change-98ff23ca4739d8b4fc5a8f941a7ca0c4

Many of the world’s largest shipping nations have agreed to impose a minimum fee on every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds in what's effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.

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match@pawb.social · 2 pts · 1y

Major nations here includes China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and many European nations.

The US did not participate

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BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y

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