An international vote to approve cutting maritime emissions was delayed by a year Friday in a victory for the United States, which opposes the carbon-cutting plan.
The London-based International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations body that governs shipping, voted in April for a global pricing system to help curb greenhouse gases.
But a vote Friday on whether to formally approve the deal was delayed until next year after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened sanctions against countries backing the plan.
Increased divisions, notably between oil-producing nations and
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