•CBAM fees, revenue gains from higher EU prices, and net costs
• Costs as % of exports
• Country-level impacts
• Sector-level results
• Product types like flat vs long steel
This short video shows the tool in action.
👉 Explore the tool : sandbag.be/cbam-simulat...
•CBAM fees, revenue gains from higher EU prices, and net costs
• Costs as % of exports
• Country-level impacts
• Sector-level results
• Product types like flat vs long steel
This short video shows the tool in action.
👉 Explore the tool : sandbag.be/cbam-simulat...
Sandbag+ 14 NGOs urge the European Commission to reform — not expand — the Indirect Cost Compensation (ICC) scheme under ETS State Aid Guidelines.
#EUETS #ClimatePolicy
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Sandbag+ 14 NGOs urge the European Commission to reform — not expand — the Indirect Cost Compensation (ICC) scheme under ETS State Aid Guidelines.
#EUETS #ClimatePolicy
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The proposed Act is a key opportunity to strengthen EU climate and industrial policy by improving the conditions for high-quality scrap use in steelmaking.
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The proposed Act is a key opportunity to strengthen EU climate and industrial policy by improving the conditions for high-quality scrap use in steelmaking.
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❗This could jeopadise decarbonisation unless electrification is paired with renewables.
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❗This could jeopadise decarbonisation unless electrification is paired with renewables.
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From CAPAfrica & KAS
Sandbag is proud to have contributed a chapter on how the 🇪🇺 #CBAM affects African exports and how it could support climate-smart growth
🔍 Key insights:
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From CAPAfrica & KAS
Sandbag is proud to have contributed a chapter on how the 🇪🇺 #CBAM affects African exports and how it could support climate-smart growth
🔍 Key insights:
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Built on transparent data & simple assumptions.
Try the Simulator yourself👉 sandbag.be/cbam-simulat...
#CBAM #EUETS
Built on transparent data & simple assumptions.
Try the Simulator yourself👉 sandbag.be/cbam-simulat...
#CBAM #EUETS
⚠️ Doubling down on fossil-based compensation? Time to rethink ICC
The EU plans to double the number of sectors eligible for Indirect Carbon Cost (ICC) compensation under the ETS.
But expansion without reform risks locking in fossil-heavy subsidies.
#EUETS #ClimatePolicy
⚠️ Doubling down on fossil-based compensation? Time to rethink ICC
The EU plans to double the number of sectors eligible for Indirect Carbon Cost (ICC) compensation under the ETS.
But expansion without reform risks locking in fossil-heavy subsidies.
#EUETS #ClimatePolicy
Sandbag is pleased to release today a new CBAM Simulator to support stakeholders — especially from non-EU countries — in analysing the real-world potential implications of the CBAM.
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sandbag.be/cbam-simulat...
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Sandbag is pleased to release today a new CBAM Simulator to support stakeholders — especially from non-EU countries — in analysing the real-world potential implications of the CBAM.
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sandbag.be/cbam-simulat...
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The EU’s CBAM is often mistaken for a trade tool — but it’s a climate policy: it aims to replace free emissions permits, thereby driving emission reductions in the EU, although effects are expected outside the EU too.
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The EU’s CBAM is often mistaken for a trade tool — but it’s a climate policy: it aims to replace free emissions permits, thereby driving emission reductions in the EU, although effects are expected outside the EU too.
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From the Financial Times to Euractiv Pro, BusinessGreen, Contexte, edie, Trade Finance Global and Carbon Pulse — top outlets are sharing our findings.
👉 Read the research note: sandbag.be/2025/09/24/c...
#CBAM #EU #US #ClimatePolicy
From the Financial Times to Euractiv Pro, BusinessGreen, Contexte, edie, Trade Finance Global and Carbon Pulse — top outlets are sharing our findings.
👉 Read the research note: sandbag.be/2025/09/24/c...
#CBAM #EU #US #ClimatePolicy
In Sandbag’s response to the EU Electricity Action Plan, we warn that rising electricity demand—if not matched by much more clean power than it requires—can cannibalise decarbonisation in the power sector.
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In Sandbag’s response to the EU Electricity Action Plan, we warn that rising electricity demand—if not matched by much more clean power than it requires—can cannibalise decarbonisation in the power sector.
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The EU just approved a €100m boost to Portugal’s compensation for ETS costs to electricity users. But this support is fiscally unsustainable.
With France & Portugal above the 25% limit, which country is next?
#EUETS
The EU just approved a €100m boost to Portugal’s compensation for ETS costs to electricity users. But this support is fiscally unsustainable.
With France & Portugal above the 25% limit, which country is next?
#EUETS
• Article 7 – Emissions reporting
• Article 31 – Adjustment for free allocation
• Article 9 – Carbon price paid abroad
👉 Read more here: sandbag.be/2025/09/30/s...
• Article 7 – Emissions reporting
• Article 31 – Adjustment for free allocation
• Article 9 – Carbon price paid abroad
👉 Read more here: sandbag.be/2025/09/30/s...
📊 US exporters would face annual CBAM fees of around €351m (0.14% of exports to the EU) — far below the €4.3bn sometimes claimed.
👉 Report: sandbag.be/2025/09/24/c...
📊 US exporters would face annual CBAM fees of around €351m (0.14% of exports to the EU) — far below the €4.3bn sometimes claimed.
👉 Report: sandbag.be/2025/09/24/c...
Sandbag finds US exporters face €351m/yr in fees — just 0.14% of EU-bound trade.
📉 But after accounting for EU price effects, net costs fall to €160m (0.07%).
🧪 Aluminium even shows a net gain.
Sandbag finds US exporters face €351m/yr in fees — just 0.14% of EU-bound trade.
📉 But after accounting for EU price effects, net costs fall to €160m (0.07%).
🧪 Aluminium even shows a net gain.
• Whether and how the EU will address resource shuffling
• EU-US trade deal
• Challenges for third countries and EU
Full report 👉 sandbag.be/2025/08/25/t...
#EUETS
• Whether and how the EU will address resource shuffling
• EU-US trade deal
• Challenges for third countries and EU
Full report 👉 sandbag.be/2025/08/25/t...
#EUETS
Industry could be “deprived of €35bn” by 2034. #CBAM will charge €11.3bn, but importers and Europeans alike will “reflect part of these costs in selling prices,” reducing the net impact to €5bn.
👉 Les Echos: tinyurl.com/t9dtttvh
📘 Report: tinyurl.com/yj9s4ja2
Industry could be “deprived of €35bn” by 2034. #CBAM will charge €11.3bn, but importers and Europeans alike will “reflect part of these costs in selling prices,” reducing the net impact to €5bn.
👉 Les Echos: tinyurl.com/t9dtttvh
📘 Report: tinyurl.com/yj9s4ja2
CBAM's net costs to companies "far, far lower" than the €11.3bn charged for certificates, as CBAM will "likely push up prices" for goods such as steel and aluminium.
👉 Politico: pro.politico.eu/news/203508
📘 Report: sandbag.be/2025/08/25/t...
#CBAM
CBAM's net costs to companies "far, far lower" than the €11.3bn charged for certificates, as CBAM will "likely push up prices" for goods such as steel and aluminium.
👉 Politico: pro.politico.eu/news/203508
📘 Report: sandbag.be/2025/08/25/t...
#CBAM
FT called it a “financial windfall from Brussels’ carbon border tax”.
The cost to third countries may fall from €11.3bn to €5bn — a €7bn gap from higher EU sales.
📖Report sandbag.be/2025/08/25/t...
🔗Article www.ft.com/content/7c74...
#CBAM
FT called it a “financial windfall from Brussels’ carbon border tax”.
The cost to third countries may fall from €11.3bn to €5bn — a €7bn gap from higher EU sales.
📖Report sandbag.be/2025/08/25/t...
🔗Article www.ft.com/content/7c74...
#CBAM
Our report “The EU CBAM: A Two-Way Street to Climate Integrity?” featured in:
FT👉 lnkd.in/e3fvffhg
Politico👉 lnkd.in/e7p2BFth
Les Échos👉 lnkd.in/ei-8XqBq
Montel News👉 lnkd.in/eyMHuY8S
Carbon Pulse👉 lnkd.in/ea7ddGrp
📑 Full report here 👉 sandbag.be/2025/08/25/t...
Our report “The EU CBAM: A Two-Way Street to Climate Integrity?” featured in:
FT👉 lnkd.in/e3fvffhg
Politico👉 lnkd.in/e7p2BFth
Les Échos👉 lnkd.in/ei-8XqBq
Montel News👉 lnkd.in/eyMHuY8S
Carbon Pulse👉 lnkd.in/ea7ddGrp
📑 Full report here 👉 sandbag.be/2025/08/25/t...
Our new report supported with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung looks at how 20 major trade partners may be affected — and how they’re likely to respond.
📉 Spoiler: The costs are lower than many expect.
Our new report supported with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung looks at how 20 major trade partners may be affected — and how they’re likely to respond.
📉 Spoiler: The costs are lower than many expect.
Sandbag says: don’t extend the scheme before fixing it. Here’s why 👇
Sandbag says: don’t extend the scheme before fixing it. Here’s why 👇
The EU is reviewing the CBAM to:
• Cover downstream products
• Tackle circumvention
• Improve electricity emissions rules
Sandbag's supports proposals to improve, simplify and close loopholes and reduce costs in the CBAM.
👇 See how the CBAM can be improved
The EU is reviewing the CBAM to:
• Cover downstream products
• Tackle circumvention
• Improve electricity emissions rules
Sandbag's supports proposals to improve, simplify and close loopholes and reduce costs in the CBAM.
👇 See how the CBAM can be improved
The EU is considering whether the CBAM should cover emissions from electricity used in the production of imported goods.
Sandbag’s new briefing shows why this is necessary — and how to make it work. 👇
The EU is considering whether the CBAM should cover emissions from electricity used in the production of imported goods.
Sandbag’s new briefing shows why this is necessary — and how to make it work. 👇
Sandbag responded to the EU consultation with 4 key changes to ensure smarter funding. 👇
Sandbag responded to the EU consultation with 4 key changes to ensure smarter funding. 👇