Europe
7 July 2026
MEPs move to widen CBAM and add fertilizer support
Written by Natalie Noor-Drugan
Environment Committee MEPs have backed changes to strengthen the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), voting to extend it to a long list of downstream steel and aluminium products, tighten anti circumvention rules and set up a Temporary Decarbonisation Fund (TDF) for industry. The committee adopted its CBAM position by 56 votes to 11, with 12 abstentions, and its TDF position by 59 to 16, with 6 abstentions.
In Parliament’s process, the CBAM changes are led by rapporteur Mohammed Chahim (S&D, NL), the MEP appointed to manage the file, draft the report and steer negotiations, while the TDF is handled by rapporteur Pascal Canfin (Renew, FR). Both act as the lead authors and political managers for their respective dossiers.
