- CBAM is a legislative measure under the EU’s European Green Deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- It targets imports of carbon-intensive products and complements the EU’s Emissions Trading System.
- CBAM aims to prevent carbon leakage by filling in the gaps of the EU ETS.
- It covers six types of goods, including iron and steel, aluminum, fertilizer, cement, electricity, and hydrogen.
- The implementation timeline of CBAM includes a transitional period, definitive period, and fully effective period.
- During the transitional period, parties must prepare to collect and measure data on embedded emissions.
- In the definitive period, only authorized CBAM declarants can import goods into the EU and CBAM Certificates must be purchased and surrendered.
- The reporting of embedded emissions must be made on an annual basis and verified by an accredited verifier.
- CBAM will become fully effective from 2034 onwards.
Source: globalcompliancenews.com
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