New EU carbon tax: wrong rate could wreck net-zero goals – but right rate can help world’s poor

Citation

Comerford D (2021) New EU carbon tax: wrong rate could wreck net-zero goals – but right rate can help world’s poor. The Conversation. 25.05.2021.

Abstract
First paragraph: The European Commission is holding a meeting in June that is, on the face of it, very boring. The EU’s senior bureaucrats will be considering at what level to set a tax on carbon emissions for goods imported into the bloc.

Keywords
Carbon tax; European Union (EU); ETS; Carbon emissions; European Commission; Cap and trade; Carbon trading; net zero

Notes
https://theconversation.com/new-eu-carbon-tax-wrong-rate-could-wreck-net-zero-goals-but-right-rate-can-help-worlds-poor-161463