EU lawmakers back broader carbon border levy, bigger buffer for carbon market
By Louis de Briant ( September 15, 2026, 17:08 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers backed a broader carbon border levy Tuesday, extending it further down industrial supply chains while rejecting temporary exemptions during exceptional price shocks. Parliament also backed earlier and wider support for companies facing higher carbon costs. Separately, lawmakers backed a larger reserve of allowances in the carbon market to help manage supply and demand imbalances.EU lawmakers moved Tuesday to extend the bloc's carbon border protections further down industrial supply chains, backing a broader carbon border levy sought by industry, while seeking to preserve stability in its carbon market....
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