Seven takeaways from the EU Commission’s review of CBAM’s two-year transition

Published 17:06 on December 18, 2025 / Last updated at 18:00 on December 18, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has succeeded in encouraging more countries to pursue carbon pricing, and will have a minimal impact on the world's poorest countries once its begins charging a carbon fee, the European Commission found in a review of the mechanism's two-year transition.
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has succeeded in encouraging more countries to pursue carbon pricing, and will have a minimal impact on the world's poorest countries once its begins charging a carbon fee, the European Commission found in a review of the mechanism's two-year transition.


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