UK seeks more feedback on CBAM legislation

Published 12:35 on April 9, 2026 / Last updated at 12:35 on April 9, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The UK has put its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) legislation up for a second consultation, setting out its proposed requirements for administering the new CO2 tax on imports.

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China launches large AI-driven model for carbon accounting

Published 08:35 on April 9, 2026 / Last updated at 08:35 on April 9, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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China’s top research organisation has launched a new large model for carbon emissions accounting, as the country seeks to amplify its influence in global climate governance.

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EU CBAM could put Ukraine steel industry “on the brink of survival”, experts say

Published 16:41 on April 8, 2026 / Last updated at 16:41 on April 8, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Ukraine’s steel sector has already lost over 1.1 million tonnes of export orders in the first quarter of 2026 due to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with broader impacts expected on production, exports, and economic output, according to research presented at a recent roundtable in Kyiv.

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FEATURE: In EU CBAM accounting debate over carbon prices paid abroad, taxes that allow offsets pose a special problem

Published 19:33 on April 7, 2026 / Last updated at 19:33 on April 7, 2026 / , and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Features), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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As EU policymakers decide what counts under the CBAM as an effective carbon price paid abroad, a special case – jurisdictions that allow carbon taxes to be offset with voluntary carbon credits – raises questions about which carbon prices follow in the spirit of the regulation.

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European Commission publishes first quarterly EU CBAM price at €75.36

Published 12:27 on April 7, 2026 / Last updated at 14:08 on April 7, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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The European Commission has confirmed the first quarterly reference price for certificates used in the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

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Exchange publishes first quarterly EU CBAM reference price at €75.36

Published 13:04 on April 2, 2026 / Last updated at 13:04 on April 2, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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A European exchange has published its first quarterly reference price for certificates used in the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

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Northern Ireland flagged as a potential EU CBAM loophole

Published 16:15 on April 1, 2026 / Last updated at 16:21 on April 1, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Northern Ireland could serve as a loophole for companies seeking to avoid paying the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) fees, due to the absence of controls on goods crossing from there into the bloc via Ireland, experts have warned.

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Over a dozen EU countries renew call for CBAM fertiliser suspension

Published 18:25 on March 30, 2026 / Last updated at 18:25 on March 30, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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More than a dozen EU countries urged the European Commission to exempt fertilisers from the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during Monday’s agriculture ministerial meeting in Brussels.

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INTERVIEW: WTO engaging “quite constructively” on climate, BCAs despite threats to multilateralism

Published 21:49 on March 29, 2026 / Last updated at 21:49 on March 29, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Interviews), International (CBAM & Tariffs, UN Climate Talks), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has become a constructive forum on climate policy and border carbon adjustments (BCAs) despite a global downturn in climate and trade multilateralism, according to a policy expert and ex-WTO negotiator speaking to Carbon Pulse from the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon.

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France to request EU CBAM fertiliser exemption amid Middle East war

Published 16:03 on March 27, 2026 / Last updated at 16:03 on March 27, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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France will ask the EU to temporarily suspend its carbon border tax on fertilisers, citing rising prices linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict, the country’s agriculture minister Annie Genevard said on Friday.

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