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FeaturedJune 12, 2026

Technical Study on Indirect Emissions: Default Values, PPA Evidence, and the Question of Extension

CBAM Weekly, Issue 98. A close look at the latest technical study on indirect emissions: where default values still dominate, how PPA evidence is treated, and what an extension of the indirect-emissions scope would mean for importers.

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June 5, 2026

Extending CBAM to downstream goods: the Council takes its position

CBAM Weekly, Issue 97. The Council's negotiating position on the downstream extension, and what it signals for the final scope.

Commission Updates the CBAM Q&A: Verified Installation-Level Data Becomes the Benchmark

CBAM Weekly, Issue 96. The updated Q&A confirms verified installation-level data as the reference point for embedded emissions.

Parliament passes the new steel safeguard regulation: What it means for CBAM importers

CBAM Weekly, Issue 95. How the new safeguard regulation interacts with CBAM exposure for steel importers.

Draft on the third-country carbon price deduction: A clear formula with many conditions

CBAM Weekly, Issue 94. The draft sets out a clear deduction formula, but the conditions attached will decide who benefits in practice.

ENVI takes up CBAM expansion and Decarbonisation Fund together

CBAM Weekly, Issue 93. ENVI links the CBAM expansion debate with the Decarbonisation Fund, and why pairing them changes the politics.

UBA Report on CBAM: What Verifiers Expect

CBAM Weekly, Issue 92. The UBA report sets clear expectations on documentation, traceability and the questions verifiers will actually ask.

UK CBAM Takes Operational Shape: HMRC Publishes Second Consultation

CBAM Weekly, Issue 91. HMRC's second consultation moves the UK CBAM from policy intent to operational design.

Parliament Strengthens CBAM: The Chahim Draft Report

CBAM Weekly, Issue 90. The Chahim draft report pushes for a stronger CBAM, here are the proposals that matter most for importers.

First CBAM Certificate Price Published: Cost Clarity, Data Uncertainty

CBAM Weekly, Issue 89. The first published certificate price brings cost clarity, but the underlying emissions data is still the variable that matters.

CBAM and Electricity: Why the EU–UK Negotiations Are Also Relevant for Importers

CBAM Weekly, Issue 88. The EU–UK electricity negotiations have direct consequences for how CBAM treats imported power and electrified value chains.

EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement: What the Breakthrough Means for CBAM

CBAM Weekly, Issue 87. A breakthrough on the EU–Australia FTA puts CBAM's interaction with trade policy back at the centre of the conversation.

CBAM Revision Under the Microscope: Why the Expansion Debate Is a Fundamental Question

CBAM Weekly, Issue 86. The revision is no longer a technical tweak: the expansion debate is reopening the fundamentals of how CBAM should work.

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