The United States has vehemently rejected the International Maritime Organization’s “Net-Zero Framework” proposal , established earlier this year, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the global shipping industry by imposing the first international carbon tax on vessels.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio , Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick , Secretary of Energy Chris Wright , and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy released a statement Tuesday lambasting the framework, saying the administration would not accept any international agreement that would “unduly or unfairly burden” the U.S.

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