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US threatens to sanction nations that back shipping carbon tax

U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd-R) at the Oval Office of the White House on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. [AFP]

The United States on Friday threatened to impose sanctions and take other punitive action against any country that votes in favor of a carbon tax on maritime transportation to be implemented through a UN agency.

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