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Brussels moves to slash CBAM benchmarks but eases fears of tougher-than-ETS regime, leaked documents show

Published 18:57 on November 17, 2025 / Last updated at 19:51 on November 17, 2025 / , and / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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The European Commission has slashed the emissions benchmarks that will underpin the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 2026, according to draft documents seen by Carbon Pulse, unveiling proposed values that sharply tighten the carbon costs facing importers while stopping short of the ultra-strict regime many in industry had braced for.
The European Commission has slashed the emissions benchmarks that will underpin the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 2026, according to draft documents seen by Carbon Pulse, unveiling proposed values that sharply tighten the carbon costs facing importers while stopping short of the ultra-strict regime many in industry had braced for.


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