Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Try refreshing your browser, or NP View: Carbon tariffs are nothing more than protectionism in a green suit Back to video Over the summer, the European Commission proposed a “ Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ,” which, if adopted by the European Union, would impose tariffs on certain goods — namely metals, chemicals, cement and fertilizers — coming from countries that don’t price carbon appropriately. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. There is, in other words, good reason to doubt whether carbon tariffs would have a noticeable impact on global emissions.

Source: National Post November 13, 2021 22:54 UTC