Europe is Proposing a Border Carbon Tax. What Is It and How Will It Work?

Visiting Fellow Brian Flannery is quoted by the New York Times in a story about the impact of the EU's border carbon tax proposal.

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Date

July 14, 2021

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

The New York Times

“It’s still an open question of whether border adjustments are the best way to spur global cooperation on climate change, or whether other approaches might work better,” said Brian Flannery, a visiting fellow at Resources for the Future, a think tank in Washington. “But now that Europe has a concrete proposal on the table, we can start having a serious discussion about how this might work in practice.”

Topics

Climate and Trade

Related People

Brian P. Flannery

Visiting Fellow

Brian Flannery joined Resources for the Future as a visiting fellow in 2012. At RFF he continues involvement on climate and energy issues that began in 1980 when he joined Exxon’s Corporate Research Laboratory.

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