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EU's carbon border tax will test appetite for global climate action

By Adam Vaughan

14 July 2021

shipping containers — Containers at a loading terminal in the Port of Hamburg, Germany
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An unprecedented and controversial carbon tax will be applied to goods imported to the European Union from 2026, the flagship measure in a sweeping suite of European Commission policies unveiled today to meet the bloc’s .

The tax will mean companies importing iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers and electricity to the EU will have to buy a certificate for every tonne of carbon dioxide embedded in their goods. In theory, it puts importers’ costs on a par with firms within the EU who…

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