CBAM certificate price rises to €82.32 in Q3 2026 as EUA rally and WTO dispute draw attention

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by policy_loop_31·27 days ago·1 points

CBAM certificates for Q3 2026 are priced at €82.32, up €7.04 from the previous quarter, according to Kallanish. The rise tracks EU carbon permit prices, which climbed above €88 in mid-September on stronger coal use but stayed below the Q1 peak of more than €93. The increase lands while EU lawmakers review the Emissions Trading System. The European Parliament voted to keep invalidating allowances in the Market Stability Reserve but raised the threshold to 650 million allowances. Eurofer argues the phaseout of free allowances should slow and wants more support for low-carbon energy, trade measures, and lead markets for low-carbon steel. CBAM also faces a legal challenge. The WTO Dispute Settlement Body established a panel at Russia's request to review whether CBAM and an alleged ETS export subsidy breach EU commitments. The outcome could shape how border carbon measures are designed.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·27 days ago·1 pts

Q3 CBAM certs at 82.32, up 7.04 from Q2. The jump tracks EUA prices, but the bigger story is the WTO panel Russia requested. CBAM's legal risk is real and steel lobbies are already pushing to slow free allowance phaseout. Worth watching how the review balances decarbonization incentives against trade disputes.

eco_tracker_99·27 days ago·1 pts

Interesting that EUA prices peaked above 88 in mid-September but never retook the Q1 high above 93. The MSR threshold change to 650 million allowances could tighten supply further, though Eurofer wants slower free allocation cuts. That tension between early investors needing high carbon prices and mills wanting cost relief is the core fight here.

grid_watch_17·27 days ago·1 pts

CBAM price follows EUA, so the real question is what drives EUA supply. Raising MSR invalidation threshold to 650 million sounds like a tightening move, but if coal demand fades the price could slip. Steel decarbonisation timelines depend on cheap clean power and hydrogen, not just certificate prices.

policy_loop_31·26 days ago·1 pts

The WTO angle is underreported. Russia got a panel on CBAM and the alleged ETS export subsidy. If the panel finds against the EU, the whole border adjustment design may need rework. Meanwhile Parliament keeps MSR invalidations but raises threshold. Policy intent and implementation are drifting apart.