ENVI Rapporteur’s Draft CBAM Report at Odds With Commission Plan on Key Points

The ENVI rapporteur's draft report proposes a more ambitious and accelerated implementation of the CBAM compared to the European Commission's plan. Key points of divergence include a shorter transition period, expanded product coverage to include plastics and hydrogen, the inclusion of indirect emissions, and a commitment to provide development assistance to least-developed countries equal to the revenues raised by the CBAM.

• The rapporteur proposes a significantly faster implementation timeline than the Commission. While the Commission suggested a three-year transition and a 10-year ramp-up, the rapporteur suggests a two-year transition and a ramp-up to 100% in four years, meaning the full CBAM would take effect in January 2029.
• The rapporteur suggests expanding the scope of covered goods to include hydrogen, plastics, and organic chemicals. This would be a substantial increase; plastics alone could add over 1,000 products and would increase the value of covered imports from China by approximately five times.
• Unlike the Commission, which proposed covering only direct emissions, the rapporteur proposes including indirect emissions, specifically those produced by generating electricity used in production.
• The rapporteur proposes that the EU provide development assistance to least-developed countries to support the decarbonization of their manufacturing industries, with the funding amount being at least equal to the revenues generated by the CBAM.
• The rapporteur suggests mandating a report in 2026 to assess the CBAM's impact on exports, followed by legislative proposals to mitigate risks, as the EU may be legally unable to refund ETS costs to exporters.

APA

Cosbey, A. (2022). ENVI Rapporteur’s Draft CBAM Report at Odds With Commission Plan on Key Points. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/articles/envi-rapporteurs-draft-cbam-report

Chicago

Cosbey, Aaron. ENVI Rapporteur’s Draft CBAM Report at Odds With Commission Plan on Key Points. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/articles/envi-rapporteurs-draft-cbam-report.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cosbey2022envi, author = {Cosbey, Aaron}, title = {{ENVI Rapporteur’s Draft CBAM Report at Odds With Commission Plan on Key Points}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/envi-rapporteurs-draft-cbam-report}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }