US EditionEU to strengthen carbon levy on high-emission imports, crack down on attempted evasion
The EU will include more products under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and tighten rules to prevent evasion, aiming to generate €2.1 billion by 2030, officials said.
- On December 17, 2025, the European Commission published a proposal widening the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to include refrigerators, washing machines and car parts.
- To prevent `carbon leakage`, the proposal ensures a level playing field for European companies subject to the Emissions Trading System and encourages others to price emissions.
- Drafts would expand coverage to downstream products including construction products, power transformers and cables, and farming machinery, while clamping down on under-reporting by imposing default emissions values.
- Commission plans to use 25% of CBAM revenue to help European heavy industries, with a 23% revenue increase generating around half a billion euros by 2030 and about �2.1 billion total by 2030.
- Next, the proposal will move to European Parliament and EU governments, with China, India, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa criticising it as protectionist, while the EU claims WTO compliance.
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