The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: EU industrial competitiveness at stake
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Event Description
In the broader context of the European Green Deal, the European Commission presented in July 2021 the Fit for 55 package, an overhaul of EU energy and climate legislation to support the European Union commitment to achieve 55% net reduction climate target by 2030. Among others, one of the cornerstones of the Package is the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a proposal to impose a tax on carbon emitted by some materials coming into the EU, as a way to reduce the risk of carbon leakage. Within this framework, the aim of the virtual roundtable is to gather sectoral positions and recommendations from relevant international actors to discuss the implications of the measure on EU industrial competitiveness, in a fruitful one-hour debate.
Schedule
10:00 - 10:05AM
Welcome & Introductory remarks
Paolo Falcioni, APPLiA’s Director General
10:05 - 10:15AM
Keynote speaker
MEP Vlad-Marius Botos , European Parliament, Member of Renew Europe
10:15 - 10:45AM
Panelists’ Discussion
Viktor Sundberg
Electrolux, Vice President Environmental & European Affairs
Steffen Engling
Business Europe, Industrial Affairs Department Advisor
Joseph McGuire
AHAM, President & CEO
Stephane Arditi
EEB, Director of Policy Integration & Circular Economy
10:45 - 10:55AM
Q&A
10:55 - 11:00AM
Closing remarks
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