Paris summit on climate and finance ends without deal on global shipping tax

Five takeaways from the Paris Summit to fix global climate finance

There was no shortage of upbeat pronouncements in the eight-page summary at the end of negotiations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Five Takeaways From The Paris Summit To Fix Global Climate Finance

More than 40 world leaders attended the talks that built momentum for a climate-ready financial system.

Paris climate summit ends without a deal on global tax on shipping

The idea of a global tax on the greenhouse gas emissions produced from international shipping has been gaining traction and could potentially be adopted at a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization.

Climate summit ends without a deal on shipping tax

PARIS — Participants at a Paris summit stopped short Friday of a deal to create a tax on greenhouse gas emissions produced from international shipping, leaving climate NGOs and activists lamenting the lack of ambitious responses to fight climate change and the world’s inequalities brought forward at the meeting. The two-day gathering of world leaders and finance bosses ended without a major announcement, though organizers did release a promised …

Paris climate summit ends without a deal on global tax on shipping

PARIS — Participants at a Paris summit stopped short Friday of a deal to create a tax on greenhouse gas emissions produced from international shipping, leaving climate NGOs and activists lamenting the lack of ambitious responses to fight climate change and the world’s inequalities brought forward at the meeting. Read more...

Paris climate finance summit delivers momentum but few results

Rich countries were reluctant to engage with the Global South’s key demands on debt relief and new financing for climate action.