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Carbon tariff dispute in Copenhagen

by Ben Geman - 12/16/09 1:20 AM ET

“We will always oppose any practice of establishing trade barriers under the guise of protecting the global environment,” said Yu Qingtai, China’s climate change ambassador.

Reuters reports that “Carbon border tariffs — fees on imports from countries perceived as weak on cutting emissions — have long been denounced by China, but trade has not been a high profile issue at negotiations so far, even though any substantial deal would bring major economic shifts.”

Stay tuned.

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