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The EU's carbon levy will apply to imports of heavy emitting imports including steel. (Photo: Renate Meijer)

Under political pressure, EU hints at 'opportunity' to reform carbon levy

The EU Commission has left the door open to reform of its planned carbon import levy, days after the main centre-right political group in the EU institutions called for its implementation to be delayed by two years. 

“The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism [CBAM] has to be scrutinised as well regarding i...

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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's carbon levy will apply to imports of heavy emitting imports including steel. (Photo: Renate Meijer)

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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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