In view of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change to be held from November 28 to December 9 coming in Durban, South Africa, the environmental organization WWF and Oxfam, a confederation that works to improve the living conditions of populations and the fight against poverty and injustice, have proposed the application of a "carbon price" paid by the international maritime transport with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a move that - according to the two organizations - should be the cornerstone on which the agreement incerniererà Durban.
The proposal, outlined in a study by WWF and Oxfam, entitled "Out of the Bunker - Time for a deal on shipping Emissions", provides for a coal price of $ 25 for each ton of bunker fuel, the fuel used by ships.According to the two organizations, the premium would contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and simultaneously generate annual revenue of 25 billion dollars in 2020, which could be used to compensate the developing nations of rising import costs resulting adoption of the carbon price and to fund more than $ 10 billion in the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the fund designed to help developing countries to mitigate the impact of climate change which was formed last year in At the UN conference on climate change held in Cancun, Mexico, but so far does not have any resources.
According to the WWF and Oxfam, the measure would lead to an increase of 0.2% of the costs of world trade, means that only two U.S. dollars per thousand dollars of goods exchanged.
"Our research - said Tim Gore, Oxfam policy advisor on climate change - shows that it is possible to reduce the huge greenhouse gas emissions without affecting the shipping unfairly developing nations and that it is possible to generate billions of dollars new resources to be used for climate measures in poor countries.The costs are unsustainable, while the benefits are huge for the planet and for those who are most vulnerable to climate change. For shipping is time to become part of the solution to the problem of climate change and not be a significant part of the problem. "
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In view of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change to be held from November 28 to December 9 coming in Durban, South Africa, the environmental organization WWF and Oxfam, a confederation that works to improve the living conditions of populations and the fight against poverty and injustice, have proposed the application of a "carbon price" paid by the international maritime transport with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a move that - according to the two organizations - should be the cornerstone on which the agreement incerniererà Durban. 
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