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# Wopke Hoekstra

## Details

- description: The source identifies Wopke Hoekstra as the EU Climate Commissioner. In the article, he comments on discussions between the EU and UK, the timing of negotiations between their emissions-trading systems and the expected significance of the 1 January date for UK industry.

## Articles

- [CBAM hits UK steel exports: carbon cost priced at the border](https://greensteel.com.tr/article/cbam-hits-uk-steel-exports-carbon-cost-priced-at-the-border) — 16 March · Brussels confirmed there will be no Christmas exemption from green levies, leaving British steel producers facing Brexit-like paperwork burdens on £7 billion in EU exports from January.