Source: Semafor
“Some of the world’s most important shipping nations backed a flat tax on the industry’s carbon emissions. Liberia and Panama, home to the world’s biggest shipping registries, along with 43 other jurisdictions — accounting between them for 66% of the world’s total tonnage — agreed to the proposed levy on shipowners. Brazil, China, and the US opposed the deal, but the wide support boosts the chances that a global agreement could be reached. The shipping industry produces around 3% of total emissions, equivalent to the airline sector, and proponents hope a flat tax will push shipowners to use low-emission fuels or other clean alternatives.” (01/09/25)
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/09/2025/major-shipping-nations-back-flat-tax-on-carbon-emissions