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FOUND: Un shipping body approves global carbon pricing system | Mind Blowing Facts

Shipping accounts for nearly three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the IMO says (Credit: AFP)

Member states of the International Maritime Organization have voted in favour of a global pricing system to help curb maritime carbon emissions, the UN shipping body announced Friday.

From 2028, all ships will be required to use a less carbon-intensive fuel mix or face financial penalties, the IMO said.

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