BRICS leaders oppose proposed carbon border taxes, calling them “unilateral” and “discriminatory.” The Economic Times and India Today report that the group challenges the measures on grounds that they would apply rules outside a shared, multilateral framework and could unfairly affect certain economies.
The reports frame the stance as part of BRICS efforts to coordinate positions on climate and trade-related policies. Both outlets describe the taxes as border measures linked to emissions, with critics arguing they target trade flows rather than addressing emissions through broadly agreed international mechanisms. While the articles use similar language—emphasising discrimination and lack of consensus—they do not provide detailed country-by-country impacts or specific policy proposals from any single jurisdiction.
Overall, the outlets agree that BRICS leaders publicly register opposition to carbon border taxes. They differ mainly in phrasing, with both stressing the measures’ unilateral nature and their alleged discriminatory effect, rather than disputing the existence of the tax proposal itself.
