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High-carbon industries in the EU like cement must now pay for their emissions UNTIL now, countries lagging behind others in cutting carbon emissions haven’t faced any downsides, apart from higher energy costs. All international climate agreements are effectively voluntary. But as of 1 January, the European Union is charging a carbon tariff on imported goods that penalises aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity. The immediate aim is to ensure that heavy industries don’t simply move to other nations where they don’t get penalised for pollution, a phenomenon known as carbon leakage. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3576期 · 2026年1月3日,Michael Le Page。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。