OECD study finds unilateral carbon pricing drives higher emissions embedded in imports

Published 16:02 on December 19, 2025 / Last updated at 16:02 on December 19, 2025 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe, Middle East), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Unilateral climate action can increase emissions embedded in imports, especially via carbon pricing, while other policy tools lower import carbon intensity and encourage cleaner sourcing, a new working paper from the OECD showed.

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US CBAM could cut global emissions, raise $100 bln over a decade -think tank

Published 21:39 on December 18, 2025 / Last updated at 21:39 on December 18, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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A proposed US carbon border measure would cut global emissions while raising roughly $100 billion in revenue over its first decade, with most reductions and revenues occurring domestically, according to a new analysis.

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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.

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US Democratic lawmakers propose bill introducing carbon tariff

Published 23:44 on December 17, 2025 / Last updated at 23:44 on December 17, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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US Democratic lawmakers reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would levy a carbon tariff on certain carbon-intensive imports, a measure that is designed to be a first step towards a US carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

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Brussels proposes temporary fund to support EU CBAM-linked exports

Published 16:17 on December 17, 2025 / Last updated at 20:14 on December 17, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a temporary fund to support international exports of EU producers of goods covered by its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), saying the scheme will be financed with 25% of revenues until a permanent solution is found.

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EU moves to extend CBAM, adding €55 bln in covered imports

Published 14:35 on December 17, 2025 / Last updated at 20:44 on December 17, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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The European Commission has proposed extending its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to 180 downstream goods from 2028, increasing the amount of covered EU imports by €55 billion and confirming details from a previously leaked draft.

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EU CBAM risks backfiring without urgent fixes, UK industry warns

Published 16:33 on December 16, 2025 / Last updated at 16:33 on December 16, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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The EU’s incoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could raise emissions and energy prices in both the UK and the bloc unless key design flaws are resolved before it enters into force on Jan. 1, British industry representatives said this week.

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LEAK: Brussels proposes to extend EU CBAM to 7,500 new importers from 2028

Published 14:57 on December 16, 2025 / Last updated at 19:06 on December 16, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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The European Commission plans to extend the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to 180 additional downstream goods from 2028, meaning 7,500 new importers in the bloc will have to comply with the policy, according to a leaked draft seen by Carbon Pulse on Tuesday.

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EU’s CBAM tightening amplifies carbon cost shock for industrial importers, US investment bank warns

Published 18:22 on December 15, 2025 / Last updated at 18:22 on December 15, 2025 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe, Middle East), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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Revisions to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will impose significantly higher carbon costs on importers across steel, aluminium, cement, and fertilisers, according to new research from a US investment bank.

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Border carbon rules spur early strategy shifts among BASIC nation firms -report

Published 11:32 on December 15, 2025 / Last updated at 11:32 on December 15, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia), EMEA (Africa), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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Companies in major emerging economies are beginning to adapt their strategies in response to border carbon policies, with early movers seeking to turn compliance into a competitive advantage as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) enters its definitive phase in 2026.

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