#19: Can CBAM Truly Prevent Carbon Leakage?

Unavailable data, complex rules, and costly compliance: How the chaotic first months of CBAM underscore the difficulties in preventing carbon leakage.

For this week’s newsletter, I worked with Simon Göß, managing director of the Berlin-based consulting firm carboneer, to dive into the first ten months since the implementation of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

Simon, a certified trader at the European Energy Exchange (EEX), has spent a decade working in energy, electricity, carbon m…