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US rejects UN shipping net-zero plan, warns of retaliation against supporters
The US warned of retaliation against supporters of the IMO's Net-Zero Framework, while 63 member states including China and the EU back the plan to cut shipping emissions.
- On Aug 12, 2025, the United States rejected the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework proposal and warned it would retaliate against supporters.
- Having exited talks in April, the United States urged IMO members to reconsider support for the Net-Zero Framework established earlier this year.
- Under the Net-Zero Framework, ocean vessels transport around 80% of world trade and account for nearly 3% of carbon dioxide emissions, with fees of $380 per tonne for exceeding emissions intensity.
- Environmental NGOs condemned the US position, warning that delay risks undermining climate targets, and critics said the threat of retaliation will add difficulties to the October meeting.
- The October decision requires a two-thirds majority of 108 of the 176 IMO member states, and if adopted, the tax would go into effect in 2028.
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