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World's first-ever global emissions tax is on the table at crunch shipping talks

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International Maritime Organization ( IMO ) will hold talks this week to hammer out measures to reduce the climate impact of international shipping.

Measures on the table include a global marine fuel standard and an economic element, such as a long-debated carbon levy or a carbon credit scheme.

If implemented, a robust pricing mechanism in the shipping sector would be one of the climate deals of the decade .

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