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EU ceramics sector to keep free ETS permits, not likely to see carbon border tax, official says

By Giulia Bedini ( November 18, 2020, 09:33 GMT | Insight) -- EU makers of ceramic products should continue profiting from the free allocation of carbon permits, rather than be included in a mooted mechanism to tax polluting imports at the bloc’s borders in the effort to curb carbon leakage, a European Commission official has said, warding off concerns from industry representatives. Only “a few homogeneous sectors” with high levels of imports are likely to be proposed for a carbon border levy, Mette Koefoed Quinn said.EU makers of ceramic products should continue to benefit from the free allocation of carbon permits, rather than be included in a mooted mechanism to tax polluting imports, a European Commission official has said, warding off concerns from the industry....

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