The United States won its last-ditch effort to block an international carbon tax on the shipping industry, delaying a vote on the proposal by one full year. [emphasis, links added]
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz confirmed Friday morning that the Trump administration forced the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to delay voting on whether to adopt the measure, also known as the net-zero framework.
“Huge push by @SecRubio and the State Dept team,” Waltz said in a post to X.
“Strong diplomacy that put American business and consumers first WON THE DAY over an ideological carbon tax from the UN and EU,” he continued.
The motion to delay the vote on the measure was reportedly put forward by Singapore on Friday and called to a vote by Saudi Arabia, which was aligned with the Trump administration in its efforts to block the framework.
Fifty-seven countries voted in favor of delaying the adoption vote, and 49 voted against. There were 21 abstentions.
Delaying the vote comes as a shock, as many member states of the IMO, a London-based specialized agency within the U.N., were confident there were enough votes to adopt the measure as international maritime law.
Earlier in the week, the IMO also confirmed to the Washington Examiner that a drafting group has been established to prepare the final text of the revised MARPOL Annex VI 2025, regulations within the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, that would include the framework.
The Trump administration has attempted to block the adoption of the international carbon tax for months, with President Donald Trump escalating pressure Thursday afternoon.
“I am outraged that the International Maritime Organization is voting in London this week to pass a global Carbon Tax,” Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social.
“The United States will NOT stand for this Global Green New Scam Tax on Shipping, and will not adhere to it in any way, shape, or form.”
The net-zero framework needed a two-thirds majority vote in favor to pass as an amendment to the maritime treaty.
Members of the IMO initially voted to approve the framework and carbon tax in April, agreeing to charge shipping companies for greenhouse gas emissions released by their vessels if they exceed a certain threshold.
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This is one of the most significant news stories of the year. The Paris Treaty was a movement towards a one world government. A world wide tax on carbon dioxide emissions from shipping is would be installation the first block of a one world government. With the Paris Treaty nations could refuse to join or as the United States did pull out. Most nations remained in but failed to meet their obligations. With the “net-zero framework” of the International Maritime Organization all nations would at least in theory be required to pay the tax and for many it would be unavoidable. If the globalists are permitted to get away with this, it would be only the first block of building a world government. They would eventually get around to non-financial issues such as a world wide ban on the death penalty. Greed would make more taxes as the next steps. A world wide tax on all carbon dioxide emissions would certainly be one of their next blocks of the government.
Steve Bunten accurately noted that the UN lacks the authority to implement taxes. Since when did lack of authority stop them?
Why did we ever stop using sailing ships for international trading?
Really! They don’t emit any CO2 while sailing the oceans blue. On the other hand it takes a lot longer to cross the ocean and cannot carry anywhere near the cargo that modern vessels can carry. Always a downside, right?