EU notebook: Europe’s proposed carbon border levy hits roadblocks

MEPs narrowly vote to retain free carbon credits for domestic industry, ostensibly violating WTO rules

Stop sign in rural France. Photo: Elliott Brown/flickr.

By Vish Gain

(Vish Gain is a journalist based in Dublin. He is a correspondent for AML Intelligence covering the financial crimes sector in Europe and beyond.)

DUBLIN (Callaway Climate Insights) — On Tuesday, the European Parliament voted 334 to 329 in favor of continuing the practice of handing out f…