Washington DC, Oct. 17 -- US President Donald Trump has urged member countries to vote against a proposal to impose what it calls the world's "first global carbon tax," aimed at curbing shipping pollution by moving them away from fossil fuels to greener energy options.

"The United States will NOT stand for this Global Green New Scam Tax on Shipping," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

The US President's remarks come ahead of a vote by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London on adopting a Net-Zero Framework (NZF) -a policy that would impose a global tax on shipping emissions to reduce carbon output.

The IMO is the United Nations specialised agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and th...