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Pollution taxes are country by country. Cruise ships just change the country’s flag they fly to avoid them.

• croes 3y ago
  Tax them where the pollution takes place not matter the flag
  • inhumantsar 3y ago
    I suspect ports need the cruise ships more than the cruise ships need ports.
    • nickserv 3y ago
      Depends on the port. It's not like there are two Venices in the world.
  • nickserv 3y ago
    This is harder than it seems, there are international treaties that "regulate" (read: de-regulate) what companies can do regardless of the country. Also in many cases a particular city, say Barcelona or Venice, may want to regulate, but pollution laws are typically at the regional or national level.
    • ComposedPattern 3y ago
      Maybe Barcelona and Venice should enlist privateers to sink any cruise ships that come too close.