Article 6WJKM Nations agree to a carbon tax on shipping

Nations agree to a carbon tax on shipping

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Diplomats at the United Nations have agreed on a new plan to charge shipping companies a carbon tax. The global economy relies on shipping, but the industry is powered almost entirely by fossil fuels. The new carbon tax would correspond to the tons of CO2 a ship produces. Alice Larkin, who researches shipping decarbonization at University of Manchester in the UK, joined host Carol Hills to explain how it would work.

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