EU carbon tariff on imports of carbon-intensive goods including steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity, and hydrogen. Transitional reporting 2023-2025, financial adjustment from 2026.
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EU Parliament ENVI Tables Amendments 235–425 To CBAM Downstream Goods And Anti‑Circumvention Proposal
In May 2026, MEPs in the European Parliament’s environment committee tabled nearly 200 amendments to the CBAM revision proposal, targeting how downstream steel and aluminium goods are covered and how anti‑circumvention and traceability rules should work in practice. If even partly adopted, these amendments would tighten evidence, sampling and default‑value rules for high‑risk goods and origins, increasing data and verification burdens for EU importers while signalling a Parliament determined to prioritise CBAM’s environmental integrity and enforcement over administrative simplicity.
European UnionGermany: Bundestag Debates AfD Motion to Abolish EU ETS and CBAM
On 21 May 2026 the German Bundestag held the first debate on an AfD motion calling for abolition of the EU Emissions Trading System and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, referring the proposal to the environment committee for further consideration. If such demands gained political traction they could undermine the stability of EU carbon pricing, so companies exposed to EU ETS and CBAM costs should monitor this debate as an early signal for potential shifts in long-term carbon-cost and investment planning.
GermanyEuropean UnionEU and Member States Conclude Joint Procurement Agreement for CBAM Common Central Platform
The EU has formalised a Joint Procurement Agreement between the European Commission and 27 Member States to acquire and operate the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism common central IT platform, with the agreement signed in December 2025 and published in May 2026. This is an implementation step for CBAM that does not change importers’ legal obligations but confirms that a unified EU-managed platform will underpin CBAM certificate sales and reporting from 2027, shaping how national systems and companies’ IT teams will connect.
European UnionEU Commission Annex Outlines 2026–2028 Fertiliser Action Plan Measures
The European Commission’s annex to Communication COM(2026) 310 sets out a 2026–2028 Fertiliser Action Plan combining short-term CAP support with medium-term regulatory reviews, cadmium and phosphorus policy work, and decarbonisation measures for the fertiliser value chain. For fertiliser manufacturers, agricultural suppliers and large farms this signals upcoming changes to the Fertilising Products Regulation, waste and animal by-products rules, ETS and CBAM treatment, and nutrient-management requirements, requiring early planning on product portfolios, feedstock sourcing and low-carbon investment strategies.
European UnionEU Council Ad Hoc Working Party Meeting On The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) On 9 July 2026
The Council of the European Union has scheduled a 9 July 2026 Ad Hoc Working Party meeting on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as part of ongoing work on the EU CBAM framework. While this listing does not itself create new obligations, it signals continued Council-level technical discussions that could shape the timing and details of future CBAM implementation for importers and other affected sectors.
European UnionEU Parliament ITRE Committee Draft Amendments to Temporary Decarbonisation Fund Proposal
Members of the European Parliament’s ITRE committee have tabled extensive amendments to the Commission’s proposal for a Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, redefining how CBAM revenues would be used from 2028–2029 to support energy‑intensive, trade‑exposed industries facing higher carbon costs. If adopted, the choices on eligible sectors (including fertilisers and metals), export‑focused compensation, conditionality, and revenue‑sharing between the EU and Member States will shape how far the Fund mitigates carbon‑related cost pressures and underpins long‑term decarbonisation investment planning for EU industrial producers.
European UnionEU Council AHWP CBAM Meeting To Examine Presidency Compromise on Extending CBAM to Downstream Goods
On 27 May 2026, the Council’s Ad Hoc Working Party on CBAM will examine a Presidency compromise text to amend Regulation (EU) 2023/956 by extending CBAM to downstream goods and adding anti-circumvention measures. If agreed, this would materially broaden CBAM’s scope and enforcement reach for importers of carbon-intensive products, raising future compliance and reporting demands across EU-facing supply chains.
European UnionEU NGO Criticises Commission Fertiliser Action Plan Over Fossil Fuel Dependence
The European Commission’s Fertiliser Action Plan (COM(2026)310), adopted on 19 May 2026, sets out crisis support and structural measures to secure fertiliser supplies, decarbonise production and promote circular, bio-based fertilisers, prompting a strong critical response from the European Environmental Bureau over continued reliance on fossil gas and flexible manure rules. For fertiliser producers, farmers and food-sector companies this signals tighter scrutiny of nitrogen use, ETS/CBAM interactions and manure-derived fertilisers, with future EU obligations likely to focus on nutrient efficiency, recovered nutrients and reinforced water and climate protections.
European UnionEuropean Commission Holds High-Level Stakeholder Roundtable on EU ETS and Market Stability Reserve Review
The European Commission has used a high-level stakeholder roundtable to gather input from industry, transport and civil society on its forthcoming July 2026 proposals to review the EU Emissions Trading System and its Market Stability Reserve for the 2031–2040 period. The discussion signals that future reforms will prioritise industrial decarbonisation, investment, protection against carbon and investment leakage and enabling conditions such as affordable energy, lead markets and regulatory simplification, shaping long-term compliance and competitiveness for ETS-covered sectors.
European UnionEuropean Commission Adopts Fertiliser Action Plan to Secure Supply and Ease Costs
The European Commission has adopted a Fertiliser Action Plan that combines crisis support for farmers with measures to secure fertiliser supply, strengthen EU production and accelerate the shift toward lower-carbon and circular fertiliser products. For fertiliser producers, chemical suppliers and large agricultural buyers, this signals sustained EU intervention on pricing and market transparency and a medium-term adjustment of CBAM and related instruments around fertilisers, rather than a rollback of core carbon-pricing rules.
European UnionCzech Chemical Industry Association Presents EU ETS and CBAM Reform Proposals to Parliament Environment Committee
In May 2026, the Czech Chemical Industry Association (SCHP ČR) presented detailed proposals to the Czech Parliament’s environment committee for revising the EU ETS and CBAM frameworks and the Czech ETS Act. If taken up by policymakers, these changes would slow the withdrawal of free allowances, introduce ETS price bands, and redirect more ETS revenues and compensation to support large decarbonisation investments in energy- and emissions‑intensive industry.
CzechiaEuropean UnionEuropean Parliament Written Question on Fertiliser and Energy Costs and CBAM/ETS Impacts on EU Agri-Food Sector
An MEP has asked the European Commission how it will protect EU farmers and food security from surging fertiliser and energy costs, and from CBAM and ETS impacts on agricultural prices, amid disruption from the Middle East conflict. This signals growing political pressure for a targeted Fertiliser Action Plan, cheaper energy under AccelerateEU and closer assessment of climate-policy side effects on the agri-food value chain, which could shape future support schemes and regulatory adjustments.
European UnionEU Parliament ENVI Committee Publishes Amendments 179–372 to Temporary Decarbonisation Fund Proposal
The European Parliament’s environment committee has tabled a large package of amendments refining how the proposed Temporary Decarbonisation Fund would support EU ETS and CBAM‑exposed industrial installations and selected downstream sectors, with applications envisaged by 31 March 2028 and reporting by 31 December 2030. If adopted, these changes would shape which CN‑coded products and value chains qualify for compensation, how support is calculated from phased‑out free allowances, and what decarbonisation, governance and geographic‑balance conditions companies must meet to access funding.
European UnionENVI Committee Amendments 39–178 To Draft Report On Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
The European Parliament’s environment committee has published a new package of amendments (39–178) to its draft report on the proposed Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, which would be financed from EU carbon border adjustment revenues. This step signals intensifying political debate over how the fund should support decarbonisation in energy‑ and trade‑exposed industries, with design choices likely to affect access to future EU funding and competitiveness under the climate transition.
European UnionEuropean Commission Proposes CBAM Implementing Rules on Third‑Country Carbon Prices and Independent Certifiers
The European Commission has issued a draft CBAM implementing regulation that defines how carbon prices paid in third countries can be converted into reductions in CBAM certificates, what evidence importers must provide, and how independent certifiers must be accredited, with application intended from 1 January 2026. If adopted, this framework will materially influence how CBAM‑covered importers and their suppliers design carbon pricing data flows, engage accredited verifiers, and optimise CBAM exposure across installations and supply chains.
European UnionNetherlands Parliament Assesses EU CBAM Strengthening and Temporary Decarbonisation Fund Proposals
The Dutch Parliament has published a detailed Q&A setting out the government’s negotiating stance on EU proposals to strengthen the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and to create a Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, highlighting support for stronger carbon leakage protection but deep concerns about market distortions, administrative burdens, and budgetary and WTO risks. For companies exposed to CBAM or EU ETS reform, this signals that scope extensions to more downstream goods and new export-leakage support are likely but still contested, with design choices on thresholds, standard values and funding mechanisms to be decided in upcoming EU negotiations through at least mid‑2026.
NetherlandsEuropean UnionEEA Council Drafts Conclusions on Internal Market, Climate and Digital Frameworks (62nd Meeting)
EU and EEA EFTA ministers have circulated draft conclusions for the 62nd EEA Council that set shared priorities on Internal Market resilience, climate and energy transition, and digital regulation including the DSA, DMA, AI Act, CBAM and EU ETS cooperation in the run-up to the 27 May 2026 meeting. While not creating immediate new obligations, this signals that Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are likely to remain closely aligned with EU frameworks on carbon pricing, border adjustment, platforms, AI and health data, so cross-EEA operators should anticipate converging compliance expectations over the coming years.
European UnionEuropean Economic AreaEuropean Commission Seeks Feedback on CBAM Rules for Third-Country Carbon Prices
The European Commission has opened feedback on a draft implementing regulation under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that will define how carbon prices paid in third countries reduce the number of CBAM certificates due, with consultation running until 10 June 2026. This will shape how effectively foreign carbon pricing is recognised under CBAM, directly affecting future compliance costs and planning for EU importers of CBAM-covered goods and their third-country suppliers.
European UnionEuropean Commission Publishes Synopsis Report on CBAM Carbon Price Paid in Third Countries
The European Commission has published a synopsis report summarising stakeholder feedback on how carbon prices paid in third countries should be recognised under CBAM ahead of adopting definitive-phase implementing acts. The report signals likely design choices on eligible foreign schemes, rebates, proof-of-payment and accreditation that will shape future CBAM liability calculations and data requirements for importers and EU producers.
European UnionEuropean Commission Outlines Fertiliser Support Package in Answer to EP Question on Middle East Crisis
In May 2026 the European Commission answered an EP question by setting out a package of measures to ease fertiliser and energy cost pressures on EU farmers, including a forthcoming fertiliser Action Plan, technical CBAM adjustments, tariff relief proposals and a new Middle East crisis State aid framework. Together these signals point to continued and coordinated use of trade, climate and subsidy tools that fertiliser producers, nitrogen chemical suppliers and other energy‑intensive businesses should factor into medium‑term pricing, investment and risk planning.
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