The United Nations believes it can reach into your wallet.
And what they’re planning will leave you furious.
Because UN globalists hatched one awful scheme to hit every American in the wallet.
UN bureaucrats cook up global tax scheme behind closed doors
The International Maritime Organization met in London this week to finalize what amounts to a bold power grab – a global carbon tax on shipping that would hit American consumers where it hurts most.
The IMO wants to slap charges of $100 to $380 per metric ton on carbon dioxide emissions from ships that exceed certain arbitrary limits.¹
That translates to a tax haul of $10 billion to $12 billion annually flowing straight into UN coffers.²
The Trump Administration caught wind of this scheme last week and threatened sanctions against any country voting for it.³
Washington understands what UN bureaucrats won’t admit – this tax could increase global shipping costs by as much as 10%, driving up prices on everything American families buy.⁴
The ultimate end-run around democracy
Look, the UN has tinkered with emissions schemes before, but this crosses a line they’ve never dared approach.
This marks the first time the UN has claimed the power to levy an actual tax – one paid directly into a fund they control.⁵
Here’s how brazen this setup really is: roughly 90% of UN revenue typically comes from governments answerable to their own voters.⁶
The IMO carbon tax flips that model on its head.
Ship owners would pay directly into a new "Net Zero Fund" managed by agency staff with zero accountability to any electorate.⁷
The IMO claims this money pot would support "innovation in green shipping" and "reward low-emission ships."⁸
But the fine print reveals their real agenda.
The agency also plans to use these funds for "just-transition initiatives in developing countries" and to "mitigate negative impacts" on "vulnerable States."⁹
Translation: another massive income redistribution scheme where UN bureaucrats decide which politically connected groups get handouts for vaguely defined "climate" purposes.¹⁰
UN power grab threatens American sovereignty
The enforcement mechanism should terrify anyone who values democratic accountability.
A committee of 170-plus members under IMO control would decide when to raise the tax rate and by how much.¹¹
Good luck to any voter in Boston, Berlin, or Bangkok trying to influence that debate.
Many Western governments – especially in Europe – support this plan precisely because their own voters have turned against expensive net-zero policies.¹²
This represents an attempt by climate-obsessed politicians to lock in their radical agenda before voters in democracies can kill it at the ballot box.
The timing couldn’t be more telling.
Voters across the U.S. and Europe are rejecting the economic costs of net-zero climate schemes whenever they get the chance to weigh in.
These UN bureaucrats and their government allies see that trend and want to impose their will before citizens can stop them.
President Trump is threatening to scare the IMO into backing down.¹³
That’s the right move to protect American consumers and preserve democratic accountability over taxation.
The United Nations has no business imposing taxes on American citizens who have no say in how these bureaucrats operate or spend their money.
This carbon tax scheme exposes the real goal behind international climate agreements – giving unelected global bodies the power to extract wealth from productive nations and redistribute it according to their own political priorities.
The Trump Administration’s threat of sanctions sends exactly the right message: American sovereignty isn’t for sale, and our citizens won’t be taxed by foreign bureaucrats accountable to no one.
¹ "The United Nations Is About to Tax You," The Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ Ibid.
⁷ Ibid.
⁸ Ibid.
⁹ Ibid.
¹⁰ Ibid.
¹¹ Ibid.
¹² Ibid.
¹³ Ibid.
