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Pollution rises from a BASF chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.

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Video. Brussels to clamp down on imported polluting goods at EU borders

Updated: 13/12/2022 - 15:02 GMT+1

The EU have provisionally agreed on a scheme that will encourage the EU's trading partners to de-carbonise their industries and meet Brussels' industrial standards. The deal will generate billions of euros in taxes for Brussels' general budget.

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