UN agrees deal on shipping emissions despite US threats | Shipping News

The US pulled out of the climate talks at the International Maritime Organization in London this week.

Countries at the United Nations shipping agency have struck a deal on a global fuel emissions standard for the maritime sector, which will impose an emissions fee on ships that breach it and reward vessels burning cleaner fuels.

The United States pulled out of the climate talks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London this week, urging other countries to do the same and…