Now the good news:

“President Trump has made it clear that the U.S. will not accept any international environmental agreement that unduly or unfairly burdens the U.S. or the interest of the American people,” the administration said in a letter to the IMO on Wednesday.

“Accordingly, we must be clear the U.S. rejects any and all efforts to impose economic measures against its ships based on GHG emissions or fuel choice,” the letter said.

“Should such a blatantly unfair measure go forward, our government will consider reciprocal measures so as to offset any fees charged to U.S. ships and compensate the American people for any other economic harm from any adopted GHG emissions measures,” the letter threatened.

"....and for that reason, we are out."

With Trump’s ship building initiative, I would like to see a jump to nuclear powered cargo ships. And they would travel at twice or better the speed of the current cargo ships. Two runs in the same amount of time.

We should tax oxygen🤣🤡😹🤡

I'm still waiting for someone to explain exactly how this will help the environment, been waiting for 15 years to see something riveting. I need a whiteboard presentation at least.

Go ahead, IMO, and pass your swindle "tax."

Now come and collect it.