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
How does U.S. industry stack up on air pollution? Building on our work on carbon intensity, this report compares traditional…

February 25, 2026
Scott Nystrom
In January, the EU became the first place in the world to charge fees on imports based on their carbon…

January 28, 2026
Greg Bertelsen
The European Union is undertaking an ambitious effort to launch the first Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and has issued…

September 25, 2025
Catrina Rorke
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
The United States holds a significant carbon efficiency advantage, meaning American firms generally produce similar goods with fewer emissions than…

March 18, 2025
Catrina Rorke, Scott Nystrom, and Daniel Hoenig
Last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released a report assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensities of steel…

March 5, 2025
Daniel Hoenig
The U.S. is the second-largest global manufacturer after China. However, the energy inputs these two countries use to fuel industry…

February 4, 2025
Scott Nystrom
The Climate Leadership Council is obsessed with data. Here is one trend we’ve been thinking about lately:  Democrats and Republicans,…

January 9, 2025
Scott Nystrom
The clean energy transition requires an abundance of basic commodities like steel, aluminum, and cement as well as innovative, low-carbon…

October 18, 2024
Catrina Rorke
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