Future of maritime decarbonization at stake as carbon levy attracts supporters, opponents

Thirteen additional countries supported a global carbon levy on shipping at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) climate talks in London this week. However, its adoption still seems to be a long way off.

These are Dominica, Georgia, Grenada, Kiribati, Malawi, Mexico, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Senegal, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, and Türkiye, according to delegates at the talks.

The countries said they align themselves on the issue with 48 states from the Caribbean, the Pacific, Africa, Asia and Europe—a majority of the world’s shipping fleet—agreeing