The US, Russia and Saudi Arabia are trying to prevent both the EU and the UN's climate regulation of ships
While the formal approval of a new climate agreement by the UN Maritime Organization is still pending, the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia are actively trying to destroy both the UN agreement and the EU's existing climate regulation of shipping. Green Transition Denmark is outraged by the US's interference in European affairs and expects the EU, led by Denmark, to stand firm.
With most of the world's countries gathered in London at the UN's maritime organization IMO to adopt new rules that will allow global shipping to reduce its climate impact towards 2050, the world's largest oil-producing countries are trying to throw gravel into the machine.
"It is shameful that the USA, together with Russia, among others, is actively trying to destroy not only the UN's climate regulation of shipping, but also the EU's. And fundamentally it is an attack on the EU's sovereignty," says Jeppe Juul, Head of Transport Policy at the Green Transition Denmark.
And continues:
"Although the proposed rules in the UN Maritime Safety Convention would be a significant step forward, the CO2 tax is significantly weaker as it only covers a portion of the fossil fuel used. It would therefore be a serious step backwards if the EU were to start relaxing its rules to accommodate, among others, the USA," says Jeppe Juul.
While most of the world's largest oil-producing countries oppose the climate agreement in the IMO, the largest maritime nations generally support the agreement. Including Denmark.
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