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News EU implements carbon border adjustment mechanism on cement imports

EU implements carbon border adjustment mechanism on cement imports

Written by Global Cement staff 02 October 2023
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EU: The EU launched the transitional phase of its carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on 1 October 2023. Parties that import cement - and five other commodities - into the EU must now show the embodied CO2 emissions of their products.

The transition comes ahead of the full implementation of the CBAM in January 2026. At this point, those importing cement into the region will have to pay for the embodied CO2 of their products in order for them to enter the EU Common Market. Producers within the EU already pay for a proportion of emissions under the auspices of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

The intention of the CBAM is to reduce the risk of 'carbon leakage' as the costs of making cement rise in the EU due to changes in the ETS. While cement producers, as heavy CO2 emitters, are currently shielded from the full cost of their emissions, the number of free allowances they receive is set to fall substantially by 2026. At the same time, the cost of emitting a tonne of CO2 under the ETS, currently Euro80-90/t on the open market, is widely expected to rise.

Last modified on 05 October 2023
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