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China, Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing, border tax: energy transition expert

China and Europe should jointly introduce a system like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a levy on carbon-intensive imports designed to account for the carbon costs domestic producers face, which “applies against the rest of the world,” the co-chair of a global energy transition organisation says. “The biggest single thing which I would love China to do is to say, ‘We want to join…

China, Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing, border tax: energy transition expert

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