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Abnett, K. 2023. “EU executive proposes methane emissions limit on gas imports.” October 25. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/eu-executive-proposes-methane-emissions-limit-gas-imports-document-2023-10-25/ Arasu, S. and McDermott, J. 2025. “US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations.” October 17. Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/shipping-climate-change-carbon-fee-a5f854e7028d08035689db50814a6519 Chandrasekhar, A., Tandon, A., Dunne, D., Gabbatiss, J., Dwyer, O., Lempriere, M. 2026.

Abnett, K. 2023. “EU executive proposes methane emissions limit on gas imports.” October 25. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/eu-executive-proposes-methane-emissions-limit-gas-imports-document-2023-10-25/

Arasu, S. and McDermott, J. 2025. “US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations.” October 17. Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/shipping-climate-change-carbon-fee-a5f854e7028d08035689db50814a6519

Chandrasekhar, A., Tandon, A., Dunne, D., Gabbatiss, J., Dwyer, O., Lempriere, M. 2026. “Q&A: What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action?” March 3. Carbon Brief. https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does-the-iran-war-mean-for-the-energy-transition-and-climate-action

Deng, S., and Mi, Z. 2023. “A review on carbon emissions of global shipping.” November 7. Marine Development. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44312-023-00001-2

Gilliver, L. 2026. “‘A Trojan horse’: Inside the EU’s ‘weakened’ plan that could put the brakes on carbon emission cuts.” July 20. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/20/a-trojan-horse-inside-the-eus-weakened-plan-that-could-put-the-brakes-on-carbon-emission-c

Hancock, E. 2026. “EU to Relax Emissions Trading System.” July 17. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-to-revise-landmark-emissions-trading-policy-d17a7e2a

International Maritime Organization. 2026. “IMO progresses work on ship emissions, pollution and ocean protection.” May 1. International Maritime Organization. https://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/pressbriefings/pages/imo-progresses-work-on-ship-emissions-pollution-and-ocean-protection.aspx

Krugman, P. 2026. “Donald Trump, Champion of Renewable Energy.” June 19. Paul Krugman. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-trump-champion-of-renewable

Krukowska, E. 2026. “EU Plans Guidelines Next Week to Delay Methane Rules Penalties.” July 14. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/eu-plans-guidelines-next-week-to-delay-methane-rules-penalties

Mackrael, K. 2026. “EU to Ease Methane Rules After U.S. Pressure.” July 20. The Wall Street Journal.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/eu-to-ease-methane-rules-after-u-s-pressure-9c5ac9b0

McHugh, D. 2025. “EU moves to ease 2035 ban on internal combustion cars as auto industry faces headwinds.” December 16. Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/eu-ban-combustion-engines-emissions-environment-d1432af14eaa73d6536f6018b27a25eb

McKenna, P., and Lavelle, M. “Over 100 Nations at COP26 Pledge to Cut Global Methane Emissions by 30 Percent in Less Than a Decade.” November 2. Inside Climate News. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02112021/global-methane-pledge-cop26/

Morenne, B. and Dalton, M. 2026. “Europe Chastised Trump’s Climate Rollback. Now It’s Delaying Its Own Green Goals.” August 23. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/europe-chastised-trumps-climate-rollback-now-its-delaying-its-own-green-goals-835b6724

Morton, A. 2026. “Donald Trump may be the accidental hero of a feelgood climate tale even as a creeping horror story plays alongside.” July 2. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/03/donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-climate-crisis-europe-heatwave

Munster, B., Camut, N., and Giordano, E. 2026. “Europe swaps climate rhetoric for energy security talk to defuse MAGA backlash.” February 19. Politico. https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-eu-swaps-climate-rhetoric-energy-security-talk-defuse-maga-donald-trump-us-green-backlash/

Paddison, L., Freedman, A. 2025. “US helps sink world’s first global carbon tax after threatening sanctions against countries supporting it.” October 17. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/climate/imo-shipping-carbon-tax-trump

Reuters. 2025. “US tells countries to reject UN ship fuel emissions deal or face tariffs, sources say.” September 3. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-tells-countries-reject-un-ship-fuel-emissions-deal-or-face-tariffs-sources-2025-09-03/

Reuters. 2026. “Europe Scales Back Climate Goals to Ease Iran War Energy Shock: Bousso.” March 26. EnergyNow Media. https://energynow.com/2026/03/europe-scales-back-climate-goals-to-ease-iran-war-energy-shock-bousso/

Ribera, T. 2025. Bluesky Post. October 17. https://bsky.app/profile/teresaribera.ec.europa.eu/post/3m3fjmhgdkc2v

Sengupta, S. 2025. “U.S. Pressures Countries to Delay Fees to Clean Up Ship Pollution.” October 17. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/climate/shipping-pollution-fee-international-maritime-organization.html

Shipping Telegraph. 2026. “US wants IMO to scrap Net-Zero Framework after formal submission.” April 17. Shipping Telegraph. https://shippingtelegraph.com/maritime-insurance-news/us-wants-imo-to-scrap-net-zero-framework-after-formal-submission/

UK Government. 2026. “UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future.” 2026. Press release. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-europe-sign-historic-pact-to-drive-clean-energy-future

US Department of State. 2025. “Joint Statement on Protecting American Consumers and Shipping Industries by Defeating the International Maritime Organization’s “Net-Zero Framework” aka Global Carbon Tax.” August 12. https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/08/joint-statement-on-protecting-american-consumers-and-shipping-industries-by-defeating-the-international-maritime-organizations-net-zero-framework-aka-global-carbon-tax

Weise, Z., and Munster, B. 2026. “Under US pressure, EU moves to soften rules for fighting climate superpollutant.” May 7. Politico. https://www.politico.eu/article/under-us-pressure-eu-softens-climate-superpollutant-methane-rules/

Wind Europe. 2026. “Europe on track for record wind year – imminent policy choices will make or break this momentum.” September 1. Press release. https://windeurope.org/news/europe-on-track-for-record-wind-year-imminent-policy-choices-will-make-or-break-this-momentum/

Wright, R. 2026. “Trump’s ‘fossil fuelled war’ is the perfect opportunity to end reliance on oil and gas, experts say.” April 17. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/17/trumps-fossil-fuelled-war-is-the-perfect-opportunity-to-end-reliance-on-oil-and-gas-expert

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