U.S. blocks plan to charge ‘carbon tax’ on global shipping emissions
Global News
Maritime nations had been deliberating on adopting regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels, but U.S. President Donald Trump had vowed retaliation.
The U.S. succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations.
The world’s largest maritime nations had been deliberating on adopting regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels to slash emissions. But U.S. President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia and other countries vowed to fight any global tax on shipping emissions.
The U.S. had threatened to retaliate if nations support it. Trump urged countries to vote “No” at the International Maritime Organization headquarters in London, posting on his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday that “the United States will not stand for this global green new scam tax on shipping.”
In a post on X Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the plan’s failure “another HUGE win” for Trump, who has called efforts to combat climate change and adopt green technology a “con job” as recently as this year’s United Nations General Assembly.
Rubio had decried the regulations as a “global carbon tax” and threatened sanctions, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures against countries that supported it.
A spokesperson for Transport Canada told Global News on Thursday that the government was supportive of the regulations, but did not address concerns about potential U.S. retaliation amid Canada’s trade and security negotiations with the Trump administration.
“As a founding member of the International Maritime Organization, Canada is working with international partners to advance climate action in the international shipping sector,” spokesperson Hicham Ayoun said in a statement.
“The Government of Canada has and will continue to work closely with the United States on marine shipping.”
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