Explainer: what is the EU’s CBAM, and what does it mean for global trade?
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a tariff on carbon-intensive goods including cement, steel and chemical fertilisers when…
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Can EU green manufacturers ever compete with low-cost imports?
Economic security – an idea that encompasses a broad set of interconnected elements including supply chain resilience, research integrity, and…
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How CBAM threatens Africa’s sustainable development
In pursuit of sustainable development, African nations are on a mission to boost trade. The African Continental Free Trade Area…
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As EU carbon border levy looms, businesses scramble to get ready
In just a few weeks, the world’s first carbon border levy on climate-unfriendly imports is going to take effect across…
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Can Poland dismantle the EU Green Deal with legal challenges?
For years, Poland’s right-wing government has been threatening to legally challenge the EU’s climate policy, and this summer it delivered…
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EU adopts “biggest climate protection law of all time”
Three major changes to EU climate legislation have become law following their final adoption by the EU Council on 25…
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EU’s end-of-year energy breakthroughs will have big climate implications
After months of tense negotiations, the EU has agreed a mechanism to cap the wholesale price of natural gas. The…
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Can the G7’s “climate club” fill in the gaps to deliver on Paris?
When it comes to climate, the G7 leaders had big talk but little action at their summit in Germany at…
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This is the EU Parliament’s last chance to raise carbon market ambition
A new deal to reform the EU’s carbon market, struck late at night on 14 June between the centre-right European…
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EU Parliament’s CBAM spat could delay a carbon border tax by years
It was a raucous day in Strasbourg, France, on 8 June when three EU climate proposals – establishing an EU…
