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The EU-US agreement on trade includes the promise of 'additional flexibilities' for US firms facing a bill under the EU's new carbon levy (Photo: Jas Min)

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US exemption from EU carbon tax pushes others to join queue

One of the surprises in this summer's joint trade agreement between US president Donald Trump and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, was the inclusion of the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism. 

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The EU-US agreement on trade includes the promise of 'additional flexibilities' for US firms facing a bill under the EU's new carbon levy (Photo: Jas Min)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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