Imposing Taxes is Not Part of the UN’s Mandate

This week, the UN is attempting to pass the first global carbon tax , which will increase energy, food, and fuel costs across the world. We will not allow the UN to tax American citizens and companies.

Under the leadership of @POTUS, the U.S. will be a hard NO. We call on…

— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) October 15, 2025

… other nations to stand alongside the United States in defense of our citizens and sovereignty.


Christopher Landau, Deputy Sec State

The UN was created in the wake of World War II to promote international peace and security and prevent another catastrophic world war. Whatever one thinks of the UN’s performance on this score, it is clear that imposing taxes is NOT part of the UN’s mandate. The ability to impose taxes and monetary penalties belongs to the world’s sovereign nation states, which are accountable to their own people. Pursuant to the US Constitution, which all of us in government take an oath to support and defend, the US is a hard NO on this vote, and we urge all other nations to join us.

A resilient shipping sector depends on affordable, abundant energy. That’s why President Trump has made it clear: The United States will not support a global carbon tax.

We won’t allow international bodies to impose costly burdens on our energy producers or American families.…

— Secretary Chris Wright (@SecretaryWright) October 15, 2025

… We urge every nation to join the U.S. in choosing energy addition and economic growth over climate-alarmist taxation.