The European Union's carbon border tax was designed to do more than decarbonize its domestic market: It hoped to encourage trading partners to put a price on pollution as well.
As the levy system becomes fully operational on Jan. 1, countries exporting emissions-intensive goods to the EU face a choice: pay at the border, or adopt their own carbon rules at home.
The policy is already helping reshape climate policies far beyond the European Union, experts told Agence France-Presse (AFP), even as critics accuse Brussels of protectionism.
What is the CBAM?
The Carbon Border Adjustmen
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