Countries agree to reduce maritime emissions, tax carbon offenders

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Shipping containers are unloaded from arriving cargo ships at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California on May 13, 2019. More than 100 nations in the International Maritime Organization have agreed to fuel standards for ships and fees for carbon emissions offenders. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo April 12 (UPI) -- More than 100 nations in the International Maritime Organization have agreed to fuel standards for ships and fees for carbon emissions offenders, which the Trump administration opposes. In London on Friday, the United Nations agency members agreed on a draft to be formally adopted...