Joint NGO Statement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

A joint statement by five NGO networks providing policy recommendations for the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), focusing on the phase-out of free allowances, expanded scope, support for vulnerable nations, and the rejection of export rebates.

• The NGOs recommend that the CBAM be implemented alongside a complete and immediate removal of free allowances within the EU Emission Trading System’s (ETS) carbon leakage framework.
• The scope of the CBAM should be broadened to include indirect emissions and additional bulk chemicals, specifically plastics.
• To support the most vulnerable countries, the NGOs propose that CBAM revenues be used for international climate finance and that least developed countries and small islands receive special consideration through technology transfer and consultation.
• The coalition opposes the inclusion of export rebates for EU industry, arguing such rebates would encourage the export of polluting products and undermine the goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2021). Joint NGO Statement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-ngo-statement-on-the-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism/

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Joint NGO Statement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. 2021. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-ngo-statement-on-the-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Carbon Market Watch |title=Joint NGO Statement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |date=13 December 2021 |url=https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-ngo-statement-on-the-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2021joint, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Joint NGO Statement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-ngo-statement-on-the-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }