<div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/08/18/trump-threatens-to-use-tariffs-to-derail-global-climate-measure-00512259">https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/08/18/trump-threatens-to-use-tariffs-to-derail-global-climate-measure-00512259</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:36px;margin:0px 0px 0.5rem;font-family:DIN-2014;line-height:2.3rem">Trump threatens to use tariffs to derail global climate measure</h1></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(141,152,178);font-family:DIN-2014,sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.600000023841858px;background-color:rgb(3,14,40)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:1.125rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">CLIMATEWIRE |</span> The Trump administration is preparing to use tariffs and travel bans as reprisals against countries that support an upcoming agreement to put fees on shipping pollution.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.9375rem 0px 0px;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:1.125rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal">Those moves, outlined in an email to POLITICO's E&E News, provide the first details about how President Donald Trump plans to retaliate against nations that vote to approve an international agreement establishing climate pollution standards on cargo vessels. The measure is scheduled to be voted on in October by members of the United Nations International Maritime Organization.</div><div id="gmail-mrec5_201" class="gmail-ad-slot gmail-js-lazy-load" tabindex="-1" aria-label="Advertisement" style="box-sizing:border-box"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:1.125rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal">“We are actively exploring and preparing to act on remedies, including tariffs, visa restrictions, or port levies should this effort succeed,” a State Department spokesperson said in the email.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.9375rem 0px 0px;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:1.125rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal">Secretary of State Marco Rubio and three other Cabinet members <a href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/08/14/rubio-threatens-to-retaliate-against-countries-that-support-shipping-carbon-tax-00508130" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,123,199)">threatened last week to use reprisals against countries</a> that support the agreement, as part of an effort to derail or weaken the climate measure. This is the first time the administration has outlined the punitive steps it plans to take.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.9375rem 0px 0px;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:1.125rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal">...</div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/08/joint-statement-on-protecting-american-consumers-and-shipping-industries-by-defeating-the-international-maritime-organizations-net-zero-framework-aka-global-carbon-tax/">https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/08/joint-statement-on-protecting-american-consumers-and-shipping-industries-by-defeating-the-international-maritime-organizations-net-zero-framework-aka-global-carbon-tax/</a></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><h1 class="gmail-featured-content__headline gmail-stars-above" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:22px 0px 0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:52px;line-height:1.11538;font-family:"EB Garamond",Times,serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:-0.75px"><font color="#000000">Joint Statement on Protecting American Consumers and Shipping Industries by Defeating the International Maritime Organization’s “Net-Zero Framework” aka Global Carbon Tax</font></h1></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><div class="gmail-wp-block-paragraph" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px auto;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:28px;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;max-width:750px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:-0.2px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">The text of the following statement was released by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.</span></p></div><div class="gmail-wp-block-paragraph" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px auto;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:28px;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;max-width:750px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:-0.2px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Begin Text:</span></p></div><div class="gmail-wp-block-paragraph" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px auto;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:28px;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;max-width:750px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:-0.2px">President Trump has made it clear that the United States will not accept any international environmental agreement that unduly or unfairly burdens the United States or harms the interests of the American people. This October, members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are poised to consider the adoption of a so-called “Net-Zero Framework,” aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions from the international shipping sector.</p></div><div class="gmail-wp-block-paragraph" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px auto;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:28px;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;max-width:750px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:-0.2px">Whatever its stated goals, the proposed framework is effectively a global carbon tax on Americans levied by an unaccountable UN organization. These fuel standards would conveniently benefit China by requiring the use of expensive fuels unavailable at global scale. These standards would also preclude the use of proven technologies that fuel global shipping fleets, including lower emissions options where U.S. industry leads such as liquified natural gas (LNG) and biofuels. Under this framework, ships will have to pay fees for failing to meet unattainable fuel standards and emissions targets. These fees will drive up energy and transportation and leisure cruise costs. Even small vessels would incur millions of dollars in fees, directly driving up costs for American consumers.</p></div><div class="gmail-wp-block-paragraph" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px auto;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:28px;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;max-width:750px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:-0.2px">The Trump Administration unequivocally rejects this proposal before the IMO and will not tolerate any action that increases costs for our citizens, energy providers, shipping companies and their customers, or tourists. We will fight hard to protect the American people and their economic interests. Our fellow IMO members should be on notice that we will look for their support against this action and not hesitate to retaliate or explore remedies for our citizens should this endeavor fail.</p></div><div class="gmail-wp-block-paragraph" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px auto;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:28px;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;max-width:750px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:-0.2px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">End Text.</span></p></div></div></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>