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applegrove

(129,274 posts) Mon Nov 3, 2025, 01:57 PM Nov 3

Trump Admin threatens Europeans over green shipping rules:

The rules have changed: "US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules. Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S." www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
— Social Media Lab (@socialmedialab.ca) 2025-11-03T16:40:24.476Z

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Trump Admin threatens Europeans over green shipping rules: (Original Post) applegrove Nov 3 OP

Will Europe tell Trump to F off? Irish_Dem Nov 3 #1

No, the threats worked - this happened last month muriel_volestrangler Nov 4 #2

We have found out that most of the planet leadership are evil and cowards. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #3

Irish_Dem

(77,868 posts)

1. Will Europe tell Trump to F off?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 02:04 PM

Nov 3

muriel_volestrangler

(105,199 posts)

2. No, the threats worked - this happened last month

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:15 AM

Nov 4

Landmark global shipping deal in tatters after US pressure

A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks.

More than 100 countries had gathered in London to approve a deal first agreed in April, which would have seen shipping become the world's first industry to adopt internationally mandated targets to reduce emissions.

But President Trump had called the plan a "green scam" and representatives of his administration had threatened countries with tariffs if they had voted in favour.

Reflecting the pressure countries faced, the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation Arsenio Dominguez issued a "plea" for this not to be repeated.

In a dramatic conclusion on Friday, when countries should have been voting to approve the deal, Saudi Arabia tabled a motion to adjourn the talks for a year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vnl0yxg53o

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143549070

What's new here is the personal threats - " intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas". Basically, the Trump mob secured the world for carbon dioxide.

On edit: reading through to the end, only 2 EU votes were lost, so maybe the threat didn't work. And since the polluters won, they may not bother going through with the punishments.

Irish_Dem

(77,868 posts)

3. We have found out that most of the planet leadership are evil and cowards.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:41 AM

Nov 4

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