US ‘bullying’ could scupper carbon levy on shipping, warn experts

Panama joins smaller nations in dropping support for policy aimed at cutting maritime emissions US ‘bullying’ over a proposed carbon levy on shipping appears to be paying off, experts have warned, after Panama reversed its support for the measure. In a leaked document seen by the Guardian, the key maritime state has co-sponsored a proposal to the International Maritime Organization that would effectively cancel the carbon levy and undermine attempts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Continue ...

By Fiona Harvey Environment editor