Ireland is standing firm on its commitment to new maritime shipping rules to reduce carbon emissions despite the threat of sanctions from US President Donald Trump. The International Maritime Organization, a UN agency, is holding an extraordinary session in London this week where a new framework for tackling carbon emissions in the global shipping industry is expected to be adopted. The organisation has long been crafting the Net-Zero Framework (NZF), which aims to decarbonise international shipping, and is supported by the EU and Ireland but is opposed by the US. The NZF’s suite of measures will levy charges on shipping…

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