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IMO carbon pricing talks stall as US, UAE pressure EU to ditch green shipping laws

Published 18:29 on October 16, 2025 / Last updated at 21:00 on October 16, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), International (Shipping)

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The United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and other petrostates are pressuring the EU to pledge that it will exempt the shipping sector from its Emissions Trading System (ETS) and green fuels mandates if a new global carbon pricing system is approved this week during UN talks in London.
The United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and other petrostates are pressuring the EU to pledge that it will exempt the shipping sector from its Emissions Trading System (ETS) and green fuels mandates if a new global carbon pricing system is approved this week during UN talks in London.


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