Brandi, Clara - Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik - 2021
The European Commission unveiled the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in July 2021 as part of its "Fit for 55 … abroad (carbon leakage). The CBAM proposal envisages imposing a levy on imports in certain energy-intensive European sectors … that is proportional to the carbon content of the goods concerned. The proposal complements the EU’s existing Emissions …