Policies & Impacts

US Will Not Adhere to Global Carbon Tax on Shipping: Trump

The International Maritime Organization was set to vote on a tax proposal on Oct. 17.
Google LogoMark Us Preferred on Google
US Will Not Adhere to Global Carbon Tax on Shipping: Trump
A container ship is assisted by a tugboat as it arrives at the Port of Oakland on Oct. 10, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
|Updated:
0:00

The United States will vote “no” to a global carbon tax proposed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Oct. 17, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social.

“I am outraged that the International Maritime Organization is voting in London this week to pass a global Carbon Tax,” he said in the post on Oct. 16, urging others to reject the proposal.
Google LogoMark Us Preferred on Google
T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
Author
T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.