President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio appear together during a NATO press briefing in Brussels on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Trump administration came out forcefully against the measure this week, calling it an "unconstitutional global tax" that would drive up energy and consumer prices. In a series of statements, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz vowed that the United States would vote a "hard no" when delegates meet in London on Friday and urged allies to do the same.
"I am outraged that the International Maritime Organization is voting in London this week to pass a global Carbon Tax," Trump wrote on 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. We will not tolerate increased prices on American Consumers OR the creation of a Green New Scam Bureaucracy to spend YOUR money on their Green dreams. Stand with the United States, and vote NO in London tomorrow!"
Administration officials argue the framework would give unelected international bureaucrats the power to tax U.S. companies and consumers while doing little to cut global emissions.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio pictured in the White House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Supporters counter that a uniform carbon price is the only way to push the shipping industry — responsible for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions — to meet net-zero targets by mid-century.
The proposal will be decided at the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee session in London, running through Friday, Oct. 17, where nations must reach consensus for it to take effect.
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