Durban negotiators plan to tap shipping for $100bn climate fund

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Draft document floats proposal for shipping carbon levy to help finance Green Climate Fund

A tax on the shipping industry could provide finance for a fund to help poorer countries tackle climate change, according to a formal proposal published at the Durban climate summit today. The document...

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