Sen. King eyes opportunity to ‘slip in a tariff on carbon intensity’ under Trump

Advocates of efforts to target the carbon intensity of U.S. imports to battle climate change could find success during the next administration because President-elect Trump is a fan of tariffs, Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said this week. “It’s a very new situation; we don’t know what the actual priorities of the new administration will be, but if we can slip in a tariff on carbon intensity as part of the president’s program, that would be a major achievement, and it...