China, Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing, border tax: energy transition expert

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Ma, S. (2026, October 23). China, Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing, border tax: energy transition expert. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3371917/china-europe-should-coordinate-carbon-pricing-border-tax-energy-transition-expert

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Sylvia Ma

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Adair Turner, an energy transition expert and co-chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, suggests that China and Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing and implement a system similar to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during a panel discussion at the Bund Summit in Shanghai. He calls for both economies to commit to high enough carbon prices to drive decarbonization in heavy industries like cement and steel, emphasizing this as crucial given the US's retreat from international climate efforts under President Trump.
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Adair Turner, co-chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, urged China and Europe to unite on carbon pricing during a panel discussion at the Bund Summit in Shanghai on Thursday. Turner called for both economies to introduce a system like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which levies taxes on carbon-intensive imports from other countries. He emphasized the need for high carbon prices to drive the decarbonization of heavy industries such as cement and steel. The calls for closer cooperation between China and Europe have intensified since the US, under the Donald Trump administration, withdrew from international climate efforts, including the Paris Agreement.

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Beijing Brussels China the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism the Energy Transitions Commission

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Turner, who is also the former chairman of the UK’s Financial Services Authority, called on the two economies to commit jointly to carbon prices high enough to drive the decarbonisation of heavy industries such as cement and steel. Calls for closer China-Europe climate cooperation have grown louder as the US retreats from international climate efforts under the Donald Trump administration, including its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
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🔮 “The biggest single thing which I would love China to do is to say, ‘We want to join with Europe in a climate club’,” said Adair Turner, co-chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, during a panel discussion at the Bund Summit in Shanghai on Thursday.
2026-10-23 · South China Morning Post
China, Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing, border tax: energy transition expert · assertive framing

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China, Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing, border tax: energy transition expert asserted
China → coordinate → pricing
Adair Turner urges Beijing and Brussels to unite on emission fees as the US pulls back from climate commitments China and Europe should jointly introduce a system like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a levy on carbon-intensive imports designed to account for the carbon costs domestic producers face, which “applies against the rest of the world,” the co-chair of a global energy transition organisation says. asserted
chair → urge → organisation
“The biggest single thing which I would love China to do is to say, ‘We want to join with Europe in a climate club’,” said Adair Turner, co-chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, during a panel discussion at the Bund Summit in Shanghai on Thursday. asserted
Turner → love → Thursday
Turner, who is also the former chairman of the UK’s Financial Services Authority, called on the two economies to commit jointly to carbon prices high enough to drive the decarbonisation of heavy industries such as cement and steel. Calls for closer China-Europe climate cooperation have grown louder as the US retreats from international climate efforts under the Donald Trump administration, including its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. asserted
US → call → Agreement
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