EU’s carbon border mechanism could face challenges, delays

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London—A proposed EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism could face legal challenges and lengthy delays linked to a clash over free carbon allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System, according to legal and trade policy experts. The EU Parliament backed a CBAM on March 10, which is expected to place a charge on the carbon content of certain goods imported into the EU from 2023, and the European Commission is set to make a legislative proposal on the mechanism in the second quarter of 2021.