BRUSSELS, Dec 13 — EU leaders agreed at their summit today to protect European businesses moving to renewable energy by applying a carbon levy on imports from less regulated suppliers, France said. The European Commission is drawing up legislation to enshrine its Green Deal growth plan and a 2050...
EU leaders pose for a group photo at the European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 12, 2019. — Reuters pic
BRUSSELS, Dec 13 — EU leaders agreed at their summit today to protect European businesses moving to renewable energy by applying a carbon levy on imports from less regulated suppliers, France said. The European Commission is drawing up legislation to enshrine its Green Deal growth plan and a 2050 target for a carbon neutral economy.
A French presidential official said this would include a mechanism to “tax foreign products on Europe’s frontiers that don’t respect the same climate rules as European firms”. — AFP
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