US Tells Nations to Reject UN Ship Fuel Emissions Deal: Reuters

The US has told countries to reject a United Nations’ marine fuel emissions-cutting deal or face tariffs, visa restrictions and port levies, Reuters reports, citing four unidentified US and European officials.

• The US has reached out to International Maritime Organization member countries in recent days warning them not to adopt the so-called “Net-Zero Framework”, the officials told Reuters
• The US State Department will be engaging partners and allies to propose they take similar measures, but would not comment on “private diplomatic discussions with other countries,” a State Department spokesperson told Reuters
• The Dutch government received a verbal warning from ...