EU agri groups urge CBAM fertiliser delay over cost risks
European farming and fertiliser groups on Wednesday called for a delay to the EU’s carbon border levy on fertilisers, warning that newly adopted rules leave importers facing major cost uncertainty.
Read MoreIndustry cools on CBAM as EU free allocation phaseout nears
Industry support for the carbon border levy has weakened as the phaseout of free allowances under the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) draws closer, according to a report published Friday.
Read MorePoland requests EU CBAM exemption for power exchanges with Ukraine -media
Poland, supported by Estonia and Lithuania, has called for transmission system operators to be exempt from paying the EU’s border carbon fee for the power it exchanges with Ukraine.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU finalises stricter CBAM rules, raising costs for importers as benchmarks tighten and default values surge
EU member states have approved the long-awaited rules governing how the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will operate from 2026, adopting a more stringent framework than those in draft texts leaked last month and raising the cost exposure for importers across steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, and hydrogen.
Read MoreUK will reduce carbon border fee in line with quarterly free emission allowances
The UK’s upcoming carbon border fee will be downrated based on the quantity of free allowances domestic industries receive each quarter, provisions within the government’s finance bill reveal.
Read MoreFEATURE: Brussels under pressure to put EU CBAM revenues into helping developing countries decarbonise
The EU wants to use some of its revenues from its border carbon fee to help its industrial exports compete internationally, but members of the European Parliament and climate experts argue at least a part should be funnelled into helping developing countries cut their emissions.
Read MoreEU plans default emissions values for countries seen dodging CBAM, lawmaker says
Brussels will propose that companies from countries where significant Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) avoidance is detected be limited to using default, country-level emissions reporting values, the centre-right European Parliament lawmaker leading on climate issues told Carbon Pulse on Thursday.
Read MoreFiner points of EU CBAM will determine if a trade barrier or market opportunity, says metals producer
Uncertain elements of the EU’s carbon border fee, such as whether it covers indirect emissions, will determine whether the policy acts as an effective trade barrier, or poses a competitive advantage, an industry conference heard this week.
Read MoreSerbia approves domestic, import carbon tax laws to prepare for EU CBAM
Serbia’s parliament approved on Wednesday legislation to introduce a national tax on greenhouse gas emissions from 2026, as the country moves to align with EU climate policy and shield exporters from costs under the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Read MoreEuropean lawmakers back expansion of CO2 monitoring rules for heavy industry imports
European lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed new rules to expand CO2-monitoring requirements for heavy-industry goods entering the EU, giving the green light to detailed provisions for the accrediation of verifiers and auditors under the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
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