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The idea of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is crucial to level the playing field between domestic producers and foreign suppliers of carbon-intensive products.
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Galina Kolev, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Wiesbaden; and German Economic Institute (IW), Cologne, Germany.
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Kolev, G. Carbon Border Adjustment and Other Trade Policy Approaches for Climate Protection. Intereconomics 56, 310–316 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-021-1007-4
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