The United States has vehemently rejected the International Maritime Organization’s “Net-Zero Framework” proposal, established earlier this year, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the global shipping industry by imposing the first international carbon tax on vessels.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy released a statement Tuesday lambasting the framework, saying the administration would not accept any international agreement that would “unduly or unfairly burden” the U.S.
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