Germany dismisses Australia’s claims that planned EU carbon border tax is ‘protectionism’

Exclusive: Dr Jürgen Zattler, an official at Germany’s ministry for economic cooperation and development, says the policy is a tool to fight global warmingA senior German government official has dismissed claims from Australian government ministers that carbon border charges could become a new form of protectionism.Dr Jürgen Zattler, a director general at the German federal ministry for economic cooperation and development, told Guardian Australia such a policy would be a tool to fight global warming, not a tool to protect domestic industry. Related: Sweden to increase airport fees for high-polluting planes Related: Australia's lack of effort on climate change is going to cost us | Bill Hare Related: Is NSW flooding a year after bushfires yet more evidence of climate change? Continue reading...