Global plan to cut shipping emissions derailed, pushed back a year

A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US successfully ended the talks. More than 100 countries had gathered in London recently to approve a deal first agreed in April, which would have seen shipping become the world’s first industry to adopt internationally mandated targets to reduce emissions. But US President Donald Trump had called the plan a green scam, and representatives of his administration had threatened countries with tariffs if they voted in favour of it. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared the outcome a huge win for Trump. However, reflecting the pressure countries faced, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr Arsenio Dominguez, issued a plea for this not to be repeated. In a dramatic conclusion, Saudi Arabia tabled a motion to adjourn the talks for a year, as per a report.

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