Keir Starmer calls for new emissions levy on global shipping

James Murray
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Keir Starmer calls for new emissions levy on global shipping

Ahead of latest IMO meeting, the British Prime Minister backs plans for a new global carbon pricing regime for the shipping industry

Keir Starmer used his speech to the UN General Assembly late last week to underline the new British government's support for bolder climate action on the international stage, declaring that "the UK will...

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