MEPs on the European Parliament's industry committee (ITRE) voted on June 24 to significantly expand the range of products covered by the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The compromise amendment, backed by the EPP, S&D, Renew, and Greens groups, would extend CBAM beyond the Commission's original proposal to include basic and semi-finished goods, household appliances, kitchen equipment, construction and handling machinery, transport equipment, and more industrial products. The amendment also removes a temporary suspension clause and a reference to international carbon credits, which had been controversial. It strengthens anti-circumvention measures and calls for key performance indicators to assess CBAM's effectiveness in protecting EU producers from international competition. Parliament's environment committee (ENVI) will decide whether to incorporate these recommendations when it adopts its report on July 6.
