EU Votes To Include Shipping in EU Carbon Market Plan

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In a major development, the European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of including greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector in the European Union’s carbon market from 2022, throwing its weight behind EU plans to make ships pay for their pollution, reports Reuters.

Emission from Ship Voyages Included

Shipping is the only sector that does not face EU targets to cut emissions, but it is coming under increased scrutiny as the bloc attempts to steer industries towards its plan to become “...

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