SDG 13: Climate Action

What is a carbon border tax and what does it mean for trade? 

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The EU's proposed carbon border adjustment tax would initially apply to imports of cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilizers and electricity. Image: Christopher Burns for Unsplash

Tatiana Lacerda Prazeres
Senior Fellow, University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, and Former Foreign Trade Secretary of Brazil
Zhiyu Xie
Research Assistant, Peking University
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