Study: Europe's carbon border levy expected to 'barely touch US exporters'

Michael Holder
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EU's forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is likely to have only a 'negligible' impact on trade with the US, new analysis claims

The EU's forthcoming border tax on carbon intensive imports will only impact a tiny fraction of goods flowing from the US to Europe, according to a new analysis published today that suggests attacks on...

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