Shipping
Shipping carbon price proposals to be discussed at IMO
Pacific and Caribbean states, the EU countries, China, and the shipping industry have submitted proposals for a global carbon levy, ranging from $100-$150/tonne of GHG emissions.
Pacific and Caribbean states propose groundbreaking global shipping emissions levy
Eight small island developing states have submitted a groundbreaking proposal to the UN's shipping regulator proposing a US$150 per tonne greenhouse gas emissions levy for the shipping industry. Audio
Climate extremes make NZ's supply chains highly vulnerable - it's time to rethink how we grow and ship food
Opinion - Increasingly noticeable gaps on grocery shelves are being caused by disruption to food supply chains by natural disasters and the impact of climate change, Alan Renwick writes.
Pacific nations keep fossil-free shipping goal alive in London
Pacific nations' push for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to align the sea transportation sector to the Paris Agreement goal and keep 1.5 degrees alive is a step closer, but only just.
'No excuse' for global shipping not to clean up its act IMO told
In a last ditch effort, Pacific nations are rallying the United Nations governing body for maritime transportation to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions to protect climate vulnerable countries.
The next breakthrough in shipping isn't on the horizon: it's here
Few think of the ocean as an epicentre for human ingenuity, but our history and future can be charted by our life on the seas, President David Kabua writes.