Publications

In less than eight months, the United Kingdom’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) goes into effect. A key design choice…

May 11, 2026
Matt Porterfield
In January 2026, the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)—the world’s first carbon intensity fee on imports—went into effect. This…

April 16, 2026
Sidley Austin LLP
In late 2025, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) reintroduced the Clean Competition Act (“CCA”).[i] First introduced…

March 11, 2026
Catrina Rorke and Scott Nystrom
Impacted industry and close observers know that import charges under the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will begin in…

August 6, 2025
Catrina Rorke and Daniel Hoenig
Beginning in January 2026, certain exports to the European Union—including steel and aluminum—will face charges under the EU’s Carbon Border…

April 30, 2025
Matthew C. Porterfield and Daniel Hoenig
Carbon import fees are gaining traction around the world. This novel policy tool would impose a charge on imported goods…

January 15, 2025
Daniel Hoenig
Policymakers are beginning to see tariffs as a strategic tool to gain geopolitical leverage, mitigate national security concerns, diversify supply…

July 17, 2024
Holly Rooper
Import fees based on emissions intensity are just around the corner. The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is in…

April 3, 2024
Daniel Hoenig
The Montreal Protocol is often cited as the most influential international environmental treaty to date. This agreement, which all 197…

April 2, 2024
Holly Rooper
Momentum continues to build worldwide for the use of carbon import fees, policies that charge importers for the emissions embedded…

February 14, 2024
Daniel Hoenig
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