A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks.
More than 100 countries had gathered in London to approve a deal first agreed in April, which would have seen shipping become the world’s first industry to adopt internationally mandated targets to reduce emissions.
But President Trump had called the plan a “green scam” and representatives of the US administration had threatened countries all week with tariffs if they had voted in favour.
Reflecting the pressure countries faced, the Secretary General of the Internatiobal Maritime Organisation issued a “plea” for this not to be repeated.
