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EU ETS market stability reserve: what the provisional deal on invalidating allowances would change
Council and Parliament provisionally agreed to keep invalidating EU ETS reserve allowances, but above 700 million instead of 400 million. Not law yet.
EU ETS review 2026: what the Commission's proposal would change, for whom and from when
What the Commission's July 2026 EU ETS review proposal would change for installations, ships, flights, waste incinerators and EU countries, and from when.
EU ETS for shipping: what shipping companies must surrender, and who pays
EU ETS for ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above carrying cargo or passengers to or from EU ports: which voyages count, what to surrender and who pays.
EU ETS free allocation: benchmarks, the carbon leakage list and how free allowances are cut
How EU ETS free allowances are worked out for 2026-2030: benchmarks, the carbon leakage list, the 20% conditions, the CBAM factor and two pending proposals.
EU ETS compliance deadlines: monitor, verify and surrender allowances each year
EU ETS operators must report verified emissions by 31 March and surrender allowances by 30 September. Each step, who acts, and what a shortfall costs.
EU ETS scope: does it apply to your installation, and can small emitters be excluded?
Fuel-burning units totalling over 20 MW, or an Annex I activity over its threshold, put an installation in the EU ETS. Plus the small-emitter exclusions.
EU CBAM authorised declarant: how to apply, or use a customs representative
Beyond the 50-tonne exemption, only authorised declarants can import CBAM goods into the EU. How to apply, the guarantee, and the representative route.
EU CBAM certificate price: how certificates work and what they cost
How the EU CBAM certificate price is set, when you can buy, the 50% quarterly holding rule, surrender by 30 September 2027, and a worked cost example.
EU CBAM default values or actual emissions: which to use, and how embedded emissions are calculated
Under the EU CBAM, you declare embedded emissions from verified supplier data or from default values with a mark-up. How to choose, and what to ask suppliers.
EU CBAM 50-tonne threshold: does it apply to you, and what if you cross it?
At 50 tonnes or less a year of CBAM goods (not electricity or hydrogen), you're exempt from the EU CBAM. What counts, and the penalty for crossing unauthorised.
EU CBAM for producers and exporters outside the EU: registration, verification and who pays
Making steel, aluminium, cement or fertiliser in India or elsewhere outside the EU? What EU CBAM means for you: optional registration, verification, who pays.
EU CBAM downstream products: what the proposed extension covers, for whom and from when
The Commission proposes adding downstream steel and aluminium goods to EU CBAM from 1 January 2028. Check the CN codes, who it affects and where it stands.