Shipowners join WWF, Oxfam in urging climate levy
* Chamber prefers compensation fund over emissions trading scheme* Carbon levy could help finance Green Climate Fund
The International Chamber of Shipping on Tuesday joined campaign groups Oxfam and WWF to urge climate talks in Durban to help put a price on polluting emissions from ships, which could help raise funding to tackle global warming.
Oxfam and WWF have been pressing for a maritime carbon levy and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents more than 80 percent of the world's merchant fleet, gave its qualified support.
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