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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
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An EU measure requiring imports of certain carbon-intensive goods (iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser, electricity, hydrogen) to bear a carbon cost equivalent to the EU's internal carbon price. In its definitive phase from 1 January 2026.
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