AIC has been informed that European Union countries failed to reach a common position on proposed changes to the EU’s landmark deforestation rules during a meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) Committee on Wednesday.
European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENVI) and the European industry associations have been considering their next moves given the Commission proposal for a postponement of the EUDR.
Following the European Commission’s response to the UK Government on proposal COM(2025)408 final (18 September 2025), covering SPS and ETS linkage, we assess implications for emissions trading, free allowances, and CBAM.
On 5 September, the AIC met with officials from Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) to discuss concerns regarding quarterly rate determination for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).