Have the EU's shipping emissions proposals capsized?

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EU report warns legal difficulties may torpedo plans to bring shipping emissions into its carbon trading scheme

Any attempt to bring shipping into the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) may be open to legal challenges, according to new research by the European Commission. Maritime transport produces about...

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