By Martin Hartlieb, Viami International Inc. After a first article on the European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) one year ago (published in the October 2025 issue of LMA, during the mechanism’s transitional phase), CBAM has now been active in its “definitive regime” in the EU since January 1, 2026.1 A year later, […]
By Martin Hartlieb, Viami International Inc. In December 2019, the European Union (EU) launched its “European Green Deal,” a roadmap to achieve protection of the environment, efficient use of resources, decarbonization and climate neutrality by 2050.1 The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is one pillar of this Green Deal.2 CBAM, which will reform and complement […]
