EU's Timmermans says 'will not hesitate' to protect EU industry over carbon if necessary
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MADRID (Reuters) - The European Union will not hesitate to impose measures to protect its industries from competitors who do not respect the 2015 Paris Agreement to curb global warming, EU climate commissioner Frans Timmermans said on Monday. In response to a question on the EU's position regarding a possible "carbon tax" on imports from high-emitting competitors, Timmermans said he hoped there would be no need to take such a step as the world moved to implement the Paris accord."I hope then..