EU carbon rules / Regulations / Carbon pricing & border adjustment
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Carbon pricing & border adjustment
Puts a price on carbon: the EU ETS and ETS2 cover emissions inside the EU, while CBAM extends an equivalent charge to imported steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity.
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Regulations in this topic
| Regulation | Reference | Type | Status | Key date | Applies to | Excerpt | Dossiers |
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| EU ETS Directive | Directive 2003/87/EC | Directive | In force | 2003 | Power, energy-intensive industry, aviation (within the EU/EEA) | View excerpt | 6 |
| ETS Revision (Fit for 55) | Directive (EU) 2023/959 | Directive | In force | 2023 | All sectors | View excerpt | 1 |
| ETS Transitional Rules for Free Allocation | Delegated Reg (EU) 2019/331 (as amended by 2024/873) | Delegated regulation | In force | 2019 / 2024 | Industrial installations covered by the EU ETS | — | 3 |
| ETS Auctioning Regulation | Delegated Reg (EU) 2023/2830 | Delegated regulation | In force | 2023-10 | Member States, auction platforms and allowance market participants | — | — |
| CBAM Regulation | Regulation (EU) 2023/956 | Regulation | In force | 2026-01-01 | Imports of iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen | View excerpt | 4 |
| CBAM Simplification Amendment | Regulation (EU) 2025/2083 | Regulation | In force | 2025-10 | Imports of goods covered by CBAM | View excerpt | 3 |
| CBAM Transitional Period Reporting Implementing Rules | Implementing Reg (EU) 2023/1773 (as amended by 2024/2403) | Implementing regulation | In force | 2023-10 | Importers during the transitional period | — | — |
| CBAM Downstream Extension | COM(2025) 989 final | Communication | In progress | proposed 2028-01 | Steel/aluminium-intensive downstream products (fasteners, machinery parts, household appliances, etc.) | — | 3 |
| ETS2 (buildings/road transport/small industry) | Directive (EU) 2023/959, Article 30a | Directive | In force | 2028 start | Upstream fuel supply entities | — | 1 |
| ETS2 Market Stability Reserve Amendment | Council/Parliament provisional agreement, 2026-06 | Draft | In progress | 2026-06 | Sectors covered by ETS2 | — | — |
| State Aid Guidelines on Indirect Cost Compensation (EEI) | Guidelines on EEI compensation | Framework | In force | continuous | Electricity-intensive sectors (steel, aluminium, chemicals, paper, etc.) | — | 3 |
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