The US is Declaring War on the International Maritime Organization over its Net-Zero Framework

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US Declares War on the IMO September 6, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the US opposition to the United Nation's International Maritime Organization's Net-Zero Framework emissions over reducing greenhouse gases. #supplychain #ghg #greenhouse #shipping #IMO #trump #tariffs Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] IMO Charts Course for Zero Emissions, But Can Shipping Keep Up? https://gcaptain.com/imo-charts-course-for-zero-emissions-but-can-shipping-keep-up/ IMO framework’s complexity is bad enough even without the politics https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1154608/IMO-framework%E2%80%99s-complexity-is-bad-enough-even-without-the-politics The IMO Net-Zero Framework - FAQs https://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/hottopics/pages/faqs-the-imo-net-zero-framework.aspx Trump Administration Rejects IMO’s “Net-Zero Framework” as Hidden Tax on Americans https://gcaptain.com/trump-administration-rejects-imos-net-zero-framework-as-hidden-tax-on-americans/ US bid to derail IMO net zero agreement could be backed by tariff reprisals https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1154528/US-bid-to-derail-IMO-net-zero-agreement-could-be-backed-by-tariff-reprisals U.S. Threatens Nations with Tariffs Over Support for IMO Net-Zero Shipping Deal https://gcaptain.com/u-s-threatens-nations-with-tariffs-over-support-for-imo-net-zero-shipping-deal/ IMO member states tire of US threats over climate rules https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulations/imo-member-states-tire-of-us-threats-over-climate-rules China’s influence within the IMO is growing https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1154472/China%E2%80%99s-influence-within-the-IMO-is-growing