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Rolf Habben Jansen wants CO2 tax reinvested in sustainable fuels

German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd supports the implementation of a CO2 tax on fossil fuels, and wants to see proceeds spent on initiatives that can accelerate the transition to sustainable fuels, says CEO Rolf Habben Jansen to ShippingWatch.
Photo: PR / Hapag-Lloyd
Photo: PR / Hapag-Lloyd
by DAG HOLMSTAD

The CEO of the fifth-largest container carrier, German Hapag-Lloyd, concurs with other major carriers and shipping associations that the shipping industry should be taxed on the use of fossil fuels to achieve the target of halving emissions by 2050.

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