Report | A storm in a teacup
Impacts and geopolitical risks of the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Sandbag and E3G were commissioned by Energy Foundation China to analyse the impact of the CBAM proposed by the European Commission in its Fit For 55 package.
Sandbag seen in the media
- Bloomberg: World’s First Carbon Border Tax Wouldn’t Be That Expensive
- Reuters: EU’s planned carbon border tax to impact Russia the most
- Euractiv: Carbon market largely unaffected by EU border levy, think tanks say
- EUObserver: EU carbon border tax to cost Russia billions
- Politico: Carbon border fee to have minimal impact
- Montel: EU’s CO2 border scheme will have limited impact
- EU Parliament: EU carbon border adjustment mechanism Implications for climate and competitiveness
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New study shows limited trade impacts of European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
August 2021, Press Release
CBAM: who, what, when, why and how
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European Parliament approves CBAM report but fails to take firm stance on Free Allocation
March 2021, Press Release
Parliament Carbon Border Adjustment vote a welcome call for EU ETS reform
February 2021, Press Release