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US legislators want to tighten climate regulation for shipping

One of the proposals would impose a CO2 levy on freight ships that could raise USD 250bn to finance shipping’s green transition.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is one the US legislators behind the proposals of tighter demands for shipping. | Photo: Francis Chung/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is one the US legislators behind the proposals of tighter demands for shipping. | Photo: Francis Chung/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by KIT LINDHARDT

Two bills, demanding a marked reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping vessels and requiring carriers to pay a CO2 levy, respectively, have been proposed in the US.

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