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 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.
A “green scam” blocked by the orange scam
The rest of the world will continue to implement reforms, because they have to in order to survive.
The US simply won’t be part of the conversation, they won’t benefit from adding their input into the technology or the process, and they’ll still be forced to comply in order to participate in international trade.
International trade? I like your optimism!
$3.2T in exports. $4.1T in imports. Pretty soon, you’re talking about a lot of money.
Death to humans! Hooray!
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