Trump prevails against global shipping carbon tax plan, delaying vote by a year

Published October 17, 2025 11:00am ET



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.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz confirmed Friday morning that the Trump administration forced the International Maritime Organization to delay voting on whether to adopt the measure, also known as the net-zero framework.

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