Marian FeistAt the #SB62 #Juneclimatemeetings, “unilateral trade measures” – code for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (#CBAM) – have become a major point of contention.
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The EU strongly rejected this today at talks on Just Transition:
Happy to discuss concerns in non-confrontational manner, but this should not crowd out other issues. The EU never agreed to the framing as unilateral measures in the draft text. They are domestic/cross-border policies.
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The EU’s outreach regarding #CBAM has been a point of criticism. The fallout can now be seen not just in bilateral relations and the #WTO, but in the #UNFCCC as well.
See also our paper on how CBAM diplomacy was set up internally.
https://ariadneprojekt.de/en/publication/analysis-selling-cbam-diplomacy-for-the-european-unions-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism/
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Analysis: Selling CBAM – Diplomacy for the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism | Ariadne
The analysis addresses the question of how the EU’s key institutions understood their diplomatic role with regard to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Which EU institutions communicated with third coun-tries? What channels did they use? Who was taking the lead, and how did the institu-tions involved coordinate between each other?