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Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping

The Associated Press · JENNIFER McDERMOTT · last updated
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum fee of $100 for every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds, in what is effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.
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