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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)  'truly is a very good idea, but it’s also like a good cheese with some holes in it,' said EU environment commissioner Wopke Hoekstra (Photo: Rob D)

Cars and washing machines in firing line in EU crackdown on carbon-levy loopholes

The EU has unveiled plans to expand its carbon border levy to cover car parts and washing machines, in a bid to strengthen a law that is “like a good cheese with some holes in it,” said ...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)  'truly is a very good idea, but it’s also like a good cheese with some holes in it,' said EU environment commissioner Wopke Hoekstra (Photo: Rob D)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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