IMO oil-exporting bloc makes its case for scrapping carbon tax
- Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Venezuela and Yemen argue against IMO adopting Net Zero Framework
- Steep targets will be too hard to meet with green fuels, so companies will pay to pollute
- Oil exporters say it could leave biofuels and LNG with ‘limited if any role’ in decarbonisation
Oil exporters argue shipping’s global carbon-pricing scheme would fail to cut emissions, raise too much money, and disqualify biofuels and LNG
