Thread by @SamuelMarcLowe

The EU’s new CBAM regulation probably should fall within the scope of the NI protocol, in order to prevent carbon-intensive imports dodging the new levy by entering the EU market via NI.

However, it is not clear how this would function in practice.

cer.eu/insights/avoid…

AND … going off today’s leaked impact assessment, we assumed correctly.

These are some of the considerations/options that the EU will need to take into account in respect of its carbon-border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and Northern Ireland:

cer.eu/insights/avoid…

Also, on the CBAM and developing countries, this from the leaked EU impact assessment is both expected and makes me sad.