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CBAM: How the world will share the EU’s climate ambitions
Report summary
After years of debate, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) implementation is proceeding at full speed. The first of its kind, this measure will impose a carbon price on the import of certain goods into the EU, equalising carbon costs of EU and non-EU products. Despite open questions remain to be addressed, Wood Mackenzie expects the CBAM to continue on an accelerated schedule and wider scope, impacting businesses within and beyond the EU.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
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CBAM: how the world will share the EU’s climate ambitions
- The EU is pushing for early implementation and wider scope of the CBAM
- How will the CBAM impact the EU market?
- Importers will face higher carbon and administrative costs
- Producers will no longer be shielded by free allowances
- Manufacturers may pass higher costs to consumers
- EU trade partners will feel greater pressure in relevant upstream materials sectors
- EU trade partners will eventually want to introduce a domestic carbon tax, with cascading effects globally
- The CBAM will likely change competitive dynamics between the EU and foreign producers
- Will the EU CBAM generate a decarbonization domino ?
- Wood Mackenzie expects the CBAM to continue on an accelerated schedule and wider scope
Tables and charts
This report includes 12 images and tables including:
- CBAM legislative process
- An extended scope and an earlier implementation of the CBAM
- EU ETS allowance auction (2021-2032)
- Phase-out of free allowances
- Effective CBAM rate
- EU’s import value in CBAM sectors and carbon price in trade partners
- EU steel import composition by value (2021)
- Average steel plant emission intensity
- EU aluminium import value composition by value (2021)
- Average aluminium smelter emission intensity
- Change in comparative advantage associated with carbon cost (steel and aluminium)
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