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IMF calls for carbon levy on ships and planes

NEWS: Influential financial body estimates US$30 a tonne tax on emissions from international transport could have raised $25 billion in 2014

ANALYSIS: It’s not clear who is responsible for cutting greenhouse gases from ships and planes, after they were left out of a Paris climate deal

NEWS: Speaking at a side event of COP21, industry and observers warn the International Maritime Organization is letting key sector off the hook

UPDATED: International climate change advocate will leave government in January, after fighting for a UN deal at COP21 in Paris

NEWS: Soaring maritime emissions threaten world prosperity and survival, argues minister Tony de Brum in rebuttal to IMO

NEWS: A Paris climate deal must not curb maritime carbon as this might damage the world economy, argues head of International Maritime Organization

NEWS: UK and US envoys admit to industry the International Maritime Organization could be overruled on emissions goals

COMMENT: If the aviation sector can fly Paris to Tokyo in three hours, it can – and must – go green, says Transport & Environment

NEWS: Receding ice caps will soon make way for year-round passage through the Arctic, shifting the patterns of world trade

INTERVIEW: Foreign minister Tony de Brum has maritime emissions in his sights in the latest bid to safeguard his country’s future

NEWS: A Marshall Islands plea for climate action fell on deaf ears at IMO, leaving CO2 to rise unchecked

NEWS: Big businesses like AstraZeneca, H&M and Volvo are choosing green shippers, but UN maritime body makes slow progress on global regulations

ANALYSIS: As the world’s third biggest ship registry, Majuro government has maritime clout and could push through emissions curbs

NEWS: Foreign minister says UN leadership needed to ensure all flagged carriers adopt tougher carbon cutting regulations

NEWS: Stringent measures are needed for shipping to make a fair contribution to global emissions cuts, researchers argue

ANALYSIS: International aviation and shipping are not mentioned in the Lima call for climate action, despite growing emissions

NEWS: Indian Ocean worst affected by marine pollution say researchers, who used satellite data to track ships

NEWS: Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping will rise up to 250% by 2050, finds study, as the UN fails to regulate the sector

NEWS: Shipping industry is ducking its share of carbon emissions cuts, study says

Longer ice-free periods in the Arctic will lead to increased activity in the region within the next ten years and intensify ice degradation