Durban climate talks ditch CO2 shipping-tax proposal
By Poppy Bullock ( December 9, 2011, 22:28 GMT | Insight) -- Ministers at UN climate negotiations in Durban have taken off the table any talk of linking a maritime bunker fuel tax to a financial mechanism to help poor countries fight climate change. Ministers conceded that other elements of the negotiations were more important and that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) should take up the task of finding a solution next year.Durban - Ministers at UN climate negotiations in Durban have taken off the table any talk of linking a maritime bunker fuel tax to a financial mechanism to help poor countries fight climate change....
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