Evaluating the Expansion of Carbon Border Measures to New Goods and Transportation Services
Technopolis Group, in collaboration with Trinomics, Umweltbundesamt GmbH (UBA – the National Environment Agency for Austria), and Milieu, has embarked on a new challenge to explore the potential extension of carbon border measures. This initiative, conducted for DG TAXUD, aims to mitigate the risk of carbon leakage by evaluating the inclusion of additional goods and transportation services in the scope of these measures.
The project has two primary objectives:
- Identify new goods with a high risk of carbon leakage and assess the feasibility of including them in the scope of CBAM goods.
- Assess the feasibility of including embedded emissions of transport of CBAM goods imports into the EU.
Currently, the sectors under review include cement, iron and steel, aluminum, fertilizers, electricity, and hydrogen. The study also covers various modes of transportation such as road, rail, maritime transport, inland waterways, and multimodal transport.
To ensure a comprehensive assessment, the team is conducting scoping interviews with key stakeholders. These interviews aim to gather insights on the perceived benefits and drawbacks of expanding carbon border measures. The team invites representatives from EU member states and third countries exporting to the EU to share their perspectives. This includes producers of goods at high risk of carbon leakage, importers of such goods, and providers of transport or logistics services that facilitate these imports.
Stakeholders interested in contributing to this study or discussing their views are encouraged to reach out to the project team:
Yari Borbon (Project manager), Luigi Lo Piparo (Project director), Carmen Moreno (Deputy PM), David Rosenfeld, Owen McColgan, Anabelle Schatten, Sanchari Dutta.
