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Brussels-based think tank backs delaying phaseout of free carbon allowances to give industry more time to decarbonise

Published 17:01 on October 23, 2025 / Last updated at 15:14 on October 31, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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There is no perfect solution when it comes to preventing exporters to the EU from finding ways to circumvent the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), according to a Brussels-based think tank, advocating instead for a delay in the phasing out of free carbon allowances to give industry more time to decarbonise.
There is no perfect solution when it comes to preventing exporters to the EU from finding ways to circumvent the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), according to a Brussels-based think tank, advocating instead for a delay in the phasing out of free carbon allowances to give industry more time to decarbonise.


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