EU carbon border measure “no silver bullet”, must support existing policies -senior EC official

Published 19:21 on September 30, 2020  /  Last updated at 12:55 on September 1, 2021  /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

The EU will need to carefully combine a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) with the bloc's existing polices for spurring decarbonisation and ensuring competitiveness, a senior European Commission official said on Thursday.
The EU will need to carefully combine a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) with the bloc's existing polices for spurring decarbonisation and ensuring competitiveness, a senior European Commission official said on Thursday.


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