BREAKING: Trump just told the UN — no global taxes on his watch. 🔥
"There is no global government, and while I'm president, there will be no global taxes."
His target? The International Maritime Organization's net-zero shipping framework. He calls it "an obscure UN body secretly establishing a first-ever global carbon tax."
His claim: it would jack up international shipping costs by 10 to 20 percent — maybe more.
Here's the mechanism he's fighting:
The IMO framework hits ships over 5,000 gross tonnage with a global fuel standard and carbon pricing. Goal: net zero for global shipping by 2050. Ships that miss the standard buy remedial units, feeding an IMO Net-Zero Fund.
The framework passed a preliminary vote 63 to 16 in April 2025. Then the US stepped in.
Ahead of the vote, US officials reportedly threatened supporting countries with tariffs, visa restrictions, port fees, and sanctions. The vote got postponed last October. Another attempt to finalize it comes in December.
Here's where countries stand:
38 countries explicitly support keeping carbon pricing. 17 oppose it — many of them oil-producing states. The US, Saudi Arabia, and Liberia are pushing for major changes or alternatives.
Supporters call it a greenhouse gas pricing mechanism, not a tax. Trump calls it a tax.
December decides which language wins — and which framework sticks. 🌍⚡
"There is no global government, and while I'm president, there will be no global taxes."
His target? The International Maritime Organization's net-zero shipping framework. He calls it "an obscure UN body secretly establishing a first-ever global carbon tax."
His claim: it would jack up international shipping costs by 10 to 20 percent — maybe more.
Here's the mechanism he's fighting:
The IMO framework hits ships over 5,000 gross tonnage with a global fuel standard and carbon pricing. Goal: net zero for global shipping by 2050. Ships that miss the standard buy remedial units, feeding an IMO Net-Zero Fund.
The framework passed a preliminary vote 63 to 16 in April 2025. Then the US stepped in.
Ahead of the vote, US officials reportedly threatened supporting countries with tariffs, visa restrictions, port fees, and sanctions. The vote got postponed last October. Another attempt to finalize it comes in December.
Here's where countries stand:
38 countries explicitly support keeping carbon pricing. 17 oppose it — many of them oil-producing states. The US, Saudi Arabia, and Liberia are pushing for major changes or alternatives.
Supporters call it a greenhouse gas pricing mechanism, not a tax. Trump calls it a tax.
December decides which language wins — and which framework sticks. 🌍⚡