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CBAM must tackle recycled aluminium emissions loophole, industry and NGOs say

Published 15:58 on April 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:58 on May 3, 2024  / /  CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, International

The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will drive up prices of aluminium, as it fails to address a loophole for process scrap that could lead to vast amounts of carbon emissions being imported into the bloc, a report by a consulting firm and a panel of industry and NGO experts warned this week.
The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will drive up prices of aluminium, as it fails to address a loophole for process scrap that could lead to vast amounts of carbon emissions being imported into the bloc, a report by a consulting firm and a panel of industry and NGO experts warned this week.


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