COP-and-trade? Tariffs, carbon tax weigh on climate talks

COP-and-trade? Tariffs, carbon tax weigh on climate talks

Read: 3 min In Belem, the Brazilian city that hosted COP30, it’s hard to miss the BYD Dolphin Mini — the Chinese hatchback that’s dominating the local electric vehicle market, even as the company races to catch up in Europe and is absent in North America. Trade-restrictive measures loomed large over this year’s UN climate summit, with China pushing for wider market access for its green technologies and major developing economies challenging Euro…