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Trump threatens vulnerable countries before key shipping emissions vote

American officials have threatened supporters of measure to reduce emissions with tariffs and other retaliatory action

The Guardian - UK

Ron DeSantis Says UN Shipping Levy More Offensive Than Taxes Imposed By Britain On American Colonies

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) revived a Revolutionary War-era refrain Tuesday, saying that any move to levy a United Nations-backed levy on shipping emissions would amount to "taxation without representation" and be "far more offensive" than colonial-era British taxes.

Benzinga

US Threats Cast Doubt On Shipping Emissions Deal

An ambitious plan by the UN's shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on those supporting it.

International Business Times

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Nations meet to consider regulations to drive a green transition in shipping

Maritime nations are meeting in London to discuss regulations that could shift the shipping industry away from fossil fuels

The Independent UK

Shipping companies support a first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed by Trump officials

Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions

The Independent UK

Gemini Secures IMO Gold, Draws Rare Praise From Elon Musk as Google's AI Hits New Milestone in User Growth

Google's Gemini AI achieved a historic IMO gold medal, earning rare praise from Elon Musk for its mathematical prowess. Separately, the Gemini app surged to over 450 million monthly users.

International Business Times UK

Did Google DeepMind or OpenAI win gold at the world’s most prestigious math competition?

Only 10 per cent of human competitors won gold.

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OpenAI's New AI Model Solves 5 Out Of 6 Problems On The World's Toughest Math Olympiad—But Critics Say It Stole The Spotlight From Student Geniuses

OpenAI's latest experimental AI model reportedly gave a near-gold performance on the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), but its premature announcement drew criticism for eclipsing the student competitors the contest was meant to honor.

Benzinga

Can a common denominator unite warring contestant nations at the International Mathematics Olympiad?

Determination by IMO organisers to remain apolitical divides participating countries amid wars in Ukraine and Gaza

The Guardian - AU

'She Took Me Back': Barack and Michelle Obama Joke About Divorce Rumours on Podcast with Her Brother

Barack & Michelle Obama joke about divorce rumours on IMO podcast, proving their 33-year marriage is stronger than ever.

International Business Times UK

Lava erupts from gigantic fissure in Iceland following earthquake swarm — and the photos are epic

A lava-spewing fissure has opened up along Iceland's Sundhnúkur crater row as the Reykjanes peninsula experiences another volcanic eruption.

LiveScience

Tourists evacuated as Iceland volcano erupts opening up 2.4km-long fissure

Eruption sent glowing lava and columns of smoke into air, with dramatic footage showing orange flows lighting up the dark volcanic landscape

The Independent UK

Barack Obama reveals why it would have been ‘difficult’ to raise a son after having two daughters

The former president will be a guest on his wife Michelle’s ‘IMO’ podcast Wednesday

The Independent UK

UK Startup Looks To Cut Shipping's Carbon Emissions

In a small London workshop, a prototype mimics the process of capturing carbon emissions from a cargo ship's engine.

International Business Times

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The longest division: can Palestinian and Israeli students compete at the International Maths Olympiad?

The IMO faces calls to suspend Israel, while escaping Gaza and the West Bank to attend this year’s event in Australia seems a distant dream for Palestinian hopefuls

The Conversation

How petrostates succeeded in watering down the world’s plan to cut shipping emissions

The UN’s International Maritime Organization has just agreed to start charging ships for the greenhouse gases they emit. After decades of ineffective incremental tweaks to shipping emissions, the breakthrough came on April 11 at a summit in London. It makes shipping the first industry subject to a worldwide – and…

Radio France Internationale

Global shipping faces new carbon rules but emissions may keep rising

The global maritime industry has agreed to implement the world’s first international carbon pricing system – a historic milestone in climate action, but one that many experts and activists say lacks sufficient ambition to meet critical climate goals.

International Business Times

UN Shipping Body Approves Global Carbon Pricing System

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.

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The Guardian - UK

Shipping companies to pay for carbon dioxide produced by vessels

Compromise deal falls far short of carbon levy poor countries were hoping for

The Independent UK

UN approves global emissions fee for shipping – but deal falls short of climate ambition

This is the first time an entire global sector will be subjected to an international carbon pricing mechanism.

Euronews

Nations debate historic first global carbon tax as shipping faces pressure to cut emissions

As nations of the world debate a historic global carbon tax on shipping, the US has waded in with threats of retaliation.

The Guardian - UK

US against plan for levy on carbon emissions from ships, leak suggests

Document says levy would be ‘blatantly unfair’ and inconsistent with international law of the sea

The Conversation

At a pivotal meeting, the world is set to decide how to cut shipping emissions

You’re probably reading this article on a device assembled in Asia, using materials shipped there from all around the world. After it was made, your phone or laptop most likely travelled to your country on a huge ship powered by one of the world’s largest diesel engines, one of thousands…

Radio France Internationale

International Maritime Organisation faces stormy debate on shipping emissions

Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are divided over whether to approve a carbon tax on international shipping, ahead of a meeting starting in London on Monday to finalise emissions-reduction measures.

The Independent UK

Here's what to know about nations considering the 1st global tax on emissions for shipping

Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be the world’s first global carbon tax

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