Lawmakers agree to assign country-level default values to producers trying to trick EU CBAM

Published 18:34 on July 2, 2026 / Last updated at 18:34 on July 2, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Lawmakers in the European Parliament's environment committee want to be able to assign country-level emissions values to goods and origins they suspect of trying to circumvent the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), according to a compromise document seen by Carbon Pulse.
Lawmakers in the European Parliament's environment committee want to be able to assign country-level emissions values to goods and origins they suspect of trying to circumvent the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), according to a compromise document seen by Carbon Pulse.


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