Carbon Taxes > European business lobby backs case for carbon border safeguards

European business lobby backs case for carbon border safeguards

Published 17:59 on April 30, 2019  /  Last updated at 15:37 on March 3, 2022  / Ben Garside /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Paris Article 6

The EU should consider tying trade deals to climate action and using carbon border adjustments to help its industry compete globally as it strives to decarbonise, according to European trade association BusinessEurope, ending its longstanding opposition to border tariffs.
The EU should consider tying trade deals to climate action and using carbon border adjustments to help its industry compete globally as it strives to decarbonise, according to European trade association BusinessEurope, ending its longstanding opposition to border tariffs.


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