The United Nations’ push for a sweeping carbon levy on global shipping just hit a wall, with the International Maritime Organization voting to shelve the decision for a full year. This move came right after Saudi Arabia stepped in with a motion to delay, passing narrowly at 57 to 49 during their October 17 meeting in London. Behind the scenes, it’s clear the globalists at the IMO are scrambling because President Trump’s no-nonsense administration has made it crystal clear: America won’t stand for this kind of economic sabotage disguised as environmental virtue.
President Trump didn’t mince words on Truth Social the day before the vote: “I am outraged that the International Maritime Organization is voting in London this week to pass a global Carbon Tax.”
He slammed the whole scheme as a way to jack up prices on everyday Americans while funding some shadowy “Green New Scam Bureaucracy to spend your money on their Green dreams.” And he’s right—this so-called net-zero framework would slap mandatory fuel standards on massive ships over 5,000 gross tonnage, forcing the entire industry to cough up fees per ton of emissions starting in 2027. It’s billed as the first global carbon price for any sector, but let’s call it what it is: a backdoor tax hike that could inflate shipping costs by 10 percent or more, hammering consumers, energy producers, and businesses alike.
The U.S. State Department, along with the Energy and Transportation secretaries, laid it out in a joint statement on October 10: “The Administration unequivocally rejects this proposal before the IMO and will not tolerate any action that increases costs for our citizens, energy providers, shipping companies and their customers, or tourists.”