Shipping industry calls for new global carbon tax
The global shipping industry is calling on the world s governments to tax its carbon emissions.
Groups that represent more than 90% of the global fleet say the measure is needed to tackle climate change. A global solution is the only one that s going to work , Guy Platten, secretary-general of the International Chamber of Shipping told the BBC.
The tax would incentivise ship owners to invest in new technology, he said.
The shipping sector is one of the big carbon emitters, and is responsible for more than 2% of global emissions. If the industry was a country it would be the sixth biggest polluter, above Germany.
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Maersk: Consumers can foot shipping’s climate change bill
The boss of the world’s biggest shipping firm has told the BBC people would be willing to pay a little bit more for their goods if it helps tackle climate change.
From footwear to medical equipment, shipping can be a big part of any product’s carbon emissions.
The industry as a whole accounts for about 2% of the global total.
That means that if it was a country it would be the sixth biggest polluter, above Germany.
Maersk chief executive Soren Skou says that for his company the extra costs of greener energy amount to billions of dollars but “for the individual consumer, for the individual product, it will be almost nothing.”
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image captionMaersk chief executive Soren Skou says greener shipping should cost customers very little each
The boss of the world s biggest shipping firm has told the BBC people would be willing to pay a little bit more for their goods if it helps tackle climate change.
From footwear to medical equipment, shipping can be a big part of any product s carbon emissions.
The industry as a whole accounts for about 2% of the global total.
That means that if it was a country it would be the sixth biggest polluter, above Germany.
Maersk chief executive Soren Skou says that for his company the extra costs of greener energy amount to billions of dollars but for the individual consumer, for the individual product, it will be almost nothing.
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