CEOs say that while private sector can lead the response, mobilize the capital and deploy the technology needed, climate change is impacting their business and supply chains much earlier than expected

Levies on emissions tied to imports will impact companies inside and outside the EU and could alter the competitive balance between nations in many industries. Companies around the world that export to the European Union—the world’s largest single market—are now on notice. After years of discussion and debate, the European Commission in late July unveiled its long-anticipated plans to make importers and non-EU manufacturers pay for the carbon emissions associated with the goods and materials they sell in the EU.  

Companies with a net-zero goal reduced emissions by 10% on average over the last decade; those without targets saw emissions increase

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