The vote to delay the Net-Zero Framework on 17 October 2025 reveals a deep split between IMO member states with the EU pushing the decarbonization agenda along with smaller island states that stand to gain the most from the NZF while the US and most of Asia were opposed to the adoption of carbon pricing on shipping. Countries that voted for the delay included the US, China and Russia along with other major oil exporting nations. Singapore was the only Asian country to vote against the motion to