EU climate head says carbon border tax unlikely to hit Japan

Timmermans: Discussions ongoing with partners to coordinate carbon systems

Frans Timmermans, a European Commission executive vice president, called for further talks with international partners on climate change. (Photo courtesy of the European Union)

RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

September 23, 2021 17:01 JST

LONDON -- Japan will almost certainly escape a new European Union carbon border tax on imports from polluting industries, the bloc's top climate official told Nikkei Asia.

Frans Timmermans, a European Commission executive vice president, called for further talks with international partners -- including Japan -- on measures to coordinate pricing and cut carbon emissions.