Cover of report "Third-country carbon pricing under the EU CBAM"
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Third-country carbon pricing under the EU CBAM

Approaches for and challenges of recognising domestic payments


In October 2023, the EU introduced a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) imposing a carbon price on imports of selected goods to the EU market. This way, the CBAM complements the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). One question that arises for the implementation of the new instrument is how third-country carbon prices can be recognised and deducted from CBAM payments. The discussion paper presents two possible approaches: One that recognises carbon costs that are actually incurred, and another that uses carbon price averages of the country of origin.

The discussion paper raises conceptual considerations and open questions regarding the technicalities of recognising third-country carbon prices, such as the treatment of multi-product installations or upstream carbon pricing instruments. It discusses challenges that are specific to the processes of cap-and-trade systems, tradable performance standards, and carbon taxes.

Series
Climate Change | 15/2024
Number of pages
37
Year of publication
Author(s)
Theresa Wildgrube, Iryna Holovko, Leon Heckmann
Language
English
Project No. (FKZ)
3720 42 504 0
Publisher
German Environment Agency
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