PARIS (Reuters) - Support is building for a European levy on imports from countries with easier carbon emissions standards, senior European Union and French officials said on Tuesday, as the bloc seeks to impose its guidelines on the emissions trading market.
While the EU looks to take the global lead against greenhouse gas emissions, it wants to ensure that companies do not evade its tougher standards by simply boosting production in more lenient non-EU countries.
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