IMO Carbon Plan Faces Growing Revolt as U.S. Courts ‘Silent Majority’

The U.S. is intensifying its push against the International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon pricing regime, with Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Laura DiBella urging member states this week to consider alternatives to the stalled Net Zero Framework (NZF) during high-level talks in London.

Speaking after participating in the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84), DiBella said the U.S. delegation engaged more than 20 countries in an effort to break the deadlock over the controversial plan, which has sharply divided the global shipping community.

The NZF—backed strongly by the European Union—would impose greenhouse gas intensity standards on ships and levy fees on non-compliant vessels, effectively creating a