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Despite U.S. and Saudi opposition, dozens of maritime nations remain committed to adopting shipping pollution regulations.

The message came from the chief of the International Maritime Organization at global climate talks in Brazil.

BELEM, Brazil — At international climate talks in Belem, Brazil, the head of the International Maritime Organization said he’s continuing to “advocate and campaign” for global regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels, despite the United States and Saudi Arabia blocking new rules last month.

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez spoke at one of the first side events at the United Nations climate negotiations this week on the

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