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US won’t accept IMO bunker fuel levy: State Department

  • Mercados: Oil products
  • 12/08/25

The US will not accept the global greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing mechanism proposal that is expected to be approved at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in October, the US State Department said.

In a statement signed by US officials including secretary of state Marco Rubio and secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick, the US claims that IMO's Net-Zero Framework is a "global carbon tax" and that US president Donald Trump will not accept anything that "unfairly burdens the United States or harms the interests of the American people." It adds that the levy would benefit China by requiring the use of alternative bunker fuels.

The IMO's proposal, approved in April by 63 nations, sets two targets for GHG emission reductions: a base level reduction and a direct compliance target. Both start in 2028 and grow until reaching reductions of 30pc and 43pc, respectively, by 2035 compared to 2008 levels.

The US delegation was absent during the 83rd IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting in April where the measure was passed.

"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", the statement said, without giving further explanation.


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