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.
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)
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.