London | The European Parliament has given initial backing to the EU’s carbon border levy, as Brussels advocates harnessing US President Joe Biden’s emissions-busting enthusiasm to create a global “climate club”.
European politicians and analysts expect the US, Britain and potentially even China to get behind the plan to jointly adopt carbon border taxes, putting pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison ahead of a G7 meeting he will attend in Britain this June.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
