CBAM: EU's carbon border levy enters into force

Stuart Stone
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Flagship levies on carbon intensive materials imported from outside the EU entered into force on 1 January

Levies on a range of carbon intensive materials imported from outside the European Union entered into force yesterday, following the full introduction of the bloc's flagship Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism...

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