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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…