Department of State

International Coordination on Climate

On October 10, 2025, the State Department announced that the United States would refuse to agree to the International Maritime Organization's “Net-Zero Framework," which would impose a global carbon tax for greenhouse gas emissions from ships. In the announcement, the United States threatened to retaliate against any country that voted for the framework.

Second Trump Administration (2025-2028)

On October 10, 2025, the State Department announced that the United States would refuse to agree to the International Maritime Organization's “Net-Zero Framework," which would impose a global carbon tax for greenhouse gas emissions from ships. In the announcement, the United States threatened to retaliate against any country that voted for the framework.

On April 24, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly announced that the State Department would eliminate the Office of Global Change, which is responsible for the overseeing the United States' international negotiations on climate change action.

On April 22, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly announced that the State Department would eliminate the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, which led U.S. diplomacy on climate with a particular focus on the annual talks on progress towards the Paris Agreement goals.