The United States called on the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) members to reconsider supporting the potential global carbon tax, which would entail charging commercial ships a fee for their emissions, and warned that it would retaliate against such a levy, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people close to the discussions.
According to the report, Washington stated it will not attend this week's talks on the matter but vowed to consider "reciprocal" measures to offset any fees charged to the US vessels.
IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee meets every day from Monday to Friday to set a marine fuel standard to facilitate the use of cleaner fuels, with IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez previously stating that the proposed measures will be "mandatory for ships operating globally" to prepare for "a net-zero future for the maritime sector."
