EU Carbon Border Tariff Takes Effect

EU carbon border tariff takes effect

The European Union’s carbon border tax came into force on January 1, a landmark climate policy that has drawn criticism from trading partners while reaffirming the bloc’s green ambitions.The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism forces companies exporting aluminum, cement, steel, and other pollution-heavy goods into the EU to pay for their products’ emissions. The EU argues it levels the playing field against countries with more lax climate rules w…

EU Protection Racket: Climate Change Border Tax Kicks In

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, or CBAM, has taken effect. It begins the carbon pricing of imported goods. The goal is to ensure that foreign producers face a carbon cost similar to that paid by European companies under the EU’s internal emissions trading system. It will apply to carbon-intensive goods, including steel, aluminum, cement, […] The post EU Protection Racket: Climate Change Border Tax Kicks In appeared first on www.inde…

EU’s Carbon Border Tax Goes Live, Eliciting Threats from China and Perhaps Soon, the US

China and India are unhappy about a new EU carbon tax on exports like steel. The US is expected to join the chorus. Will they retaliate?

Privatization of DISCOs is a historic milestone, EU carbon laws pose existential threat to Karachi exports: Zahid

KARACHI Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman National Business Group Pakistan, Chairman Policy Advisory Board FPCCI, and Former Provincial Minister Information Technology, said today that while the government’s accelerated privatization drive is a commendable step toward economic stabilization, the country’s industrial base faces an immediate and severe challenge f…

EU Begins Charging Fees Under Carbon Border Adjustment

Discover the implications of the EU's new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism for global climate policy starting January 2026.