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CBAM and definitions for a better understanding
The Guidance document on CBAM implementation for importers of goods into the EU confirms and provides with the following definitions: ‘tonne of CO2e’ means one metric tonne of carbon dioxide (‘CO2’), or an amount of any other greenhouse gas listed in Annex I adjusted to the equivalent global warming potential of CO2. ‘Direct emissions’ means emissions from the production processes of goods, including emissions from the production of heating and cooling consumed during the production processes, regardless of the location of the production of the heating and cooling. ‘Indirect emissions’ means emissions from the production of electricity, which is consumed during the production processes of goods, regardless of the location…
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CBAM: What needs to be monitored by operators
TheGuidance document on CBAM implementation for importers of goods into the EU informs that the first element is the monitoring of direct emissions of the installation. Whenever an installation produces several different products, the emissions must also be appropriately attributed to the individual products. This non binding document adds that must be reported also the embedded emissions of the precursor materials. Where operators purchase precursors, they need to obtain data on the embedded emissions of precursor materials used in the production of the CBAM goods from the supplier of these precursors. The following information must be reported by importers in the CBAM report: The total quantity of each type of…
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CBAM and calculation of embedded emissions: how to do it
The regulation draft about the management of the CBAM reporting obligations, lays down that the reporting declarant , for the calculation of embedded emissions, has to followo up one of the two methods: a) determining emissions from source streams on the basis of activity data obtained by means of measurement systems and calculation factors from laboratory analyses or standard values; (b) determining emissions from emission sources by means of continuous measurement of the concentration of the relevant greenhouse gas in the flue gas and of the flue gas flow. The tasks of the reporting declarant are part of the trade compliance on which relies the reliability of the AEO companies.