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The European Union wants to impose carbon tariffs on Australian exports. Is that legal?

  • Written by: Felicity Deane, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
The European Union wants to impose carbon tariffs on Australian exports. Is that legal? S-F/Shutterstock

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