ICS Turns The Tables On COP26

The shipping industry might have been on the defensive at COP26 due to calls for it to take more action on decarbonisation, but the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has turned the tables with a proposal and an ultimatum

Guy Platten, Secretary General of the ICS wants governments to introduce a mandatory carbon levy on CO2 emitted by globally trading ships over 5,000 gross tonnes

The shipping industry might have been on the defensive at COP26 due to calls for it to take more action on decarbonisation, but the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has turned the tables with a proposal and an ultimatum