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Document 52021PC0564

Initiative summary:
The European Green Deal includes the firm ambition of making Europe climate-neutral by 2050. As long as many international partners do not share the same climate ambition, there is a risk of carbon leakage. Should these differences persist worldwide, a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism that effectively places a carbon price on imported products for selected sectors, can contribute to managing the risks of carbon leakage, reducing global emissions while keeping the carbon price signal.
EuroVoc thesaurus:
politică fiscală; politică tarifară comună; politica privind schimbările climatice; uniune vamală; politică comercială comună; supravegherea importurilor; carbon; produs original; comercializare a certificatelor de emisii; țări terțe; import (UE); neutralitatea emisiilor de dioxid de carbon; gaz generator de efect de seră; schimbare climatică; Adaptarea la schimbările climatice