Shipping accounts for 3 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions Suphanat Khumsap/Getty Images
Excess emissions from international shipping will be subject to a hefty carbon charge under a new plan to decarbonise the sector agreed earlier this month.
The agreement is a “momentous outcome” that sets the framework for the shipping industry to deliver on its promise to reach net zero emissions, says at University College London.
“±’v got here something that is unprecedented, a global carbon price for a sector,” he…
