The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming ...

THE Bahamas may abstain from voting on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) proposed Net Zero Framework amid threats of retaliation from the United States. Foreign Affairs Minister Fred ...

A delay in charging a global shipping emissions tax could stall critical investments in green fuels, and cause decarbonization efforts across the industry to slow, warned industry stakeholders at a ...

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) has issued a warning to countries, including those in the Caribbean, regarding a vote later this month in support of measures being pushed by ...

The Cyprus Union of Shipowners (CUS) has appealed to EU Member States, and in particular to the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, to vote against the proposed International Maritime Organisation ...

The United States won its last-ditch effort to block an international carbon tax on the shipping industry, delaying a vote on the proposal by one full year. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike ...

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It was supposed to be a final, and relatively easy, stage of the International Maritime Organisation's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) process to commit the global shipping industry to ...

An investigation into oil and gas company Inpex has been launched by the NT government, after the company admitted to under-reporting potentially toxic emissions at its Ichthys LNG plant on Darwin ...

A Tasmanian council overlooked renewing registration for its entire fleet of vehicles, leading to staff driving unregistered vehicles for up to a week. The council says it acted quickly to pay the ...

The net is closing in on a migrant sex attacker mistakenly freed from prison yesterday, as Metropolitan Police said the force had taken over the investigation and revealed where he was last seen.

The Federal Government has finalised the implementation framework for the ₦4 trillion Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Plan, marking a decisive step toward restoring financial stability and ...