Welcome to the BearingPoint CO₂ Services FAQ section - your go-to place for quick and insightful answers to frequently asked questions.
If your question or concern remains unanswered here, please do not hesitate to contact us via our contact page. We will endeavour to answer your questions promptly.
Yes. Countries like Turkey have aligned their ETS plans with CBAM to avoid double payments. Others, like the UK, plan to introduce their own carbon border measures. Some countries (e.g., Brazil, Canada) are exploring similar mechanisms, while others oppose CBAM on fairness or WTO grounds.
Scope extension is under consideration. The European Commission is expected to publish a proposal by the end of this year. While there are rumors about specific product categories, nothing official has been confirmed.
A list of national competent authorities is available on the European Commission website and through the transitional CBAM registry. This list is regularly updated.
No. Detailed data (e.g., per installation or operator) is not public. Only sector-level estimates are available. Exporters can choose to upload their data to the CBAM registry and share it with selected importers.
They are based on the average emissions intensity of the top 10% most efficient installations for a given product. Benchmarks are reduced over time to encourage efficiency. Adjustments can be made if production levels shift by more than 15%.
Initially, global default values were used, based on a weighted average of national values from over 20 countries (published by the JRC in mid-2023).
From 2026, a mixed approach will apply:
• Country-specific default values for some countries.
• Option for countries to propose their own values (subject to EU approval).
• If no value exists, the default will be based on the 10 worst-performing countries for that product category.
Yes, check out our CBAM-Services.
Decarbonization is the process of reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from activities such as energy use, manufacturing, and transportation. It's crucial for mitigating climate change and aligning with global commitments like the Paris Agreement.
- Conduct a GHG emissions inventory (Scope 1, 2, and 3 following GHG Protocol).
- Develop a baseline year for future comparison (often aligned with regulatory frameworks like SBTi).
- Understand your CO2 hot spots / CO2 drivers
- Improve the share of primary data in your calculations
First, you need to understand your CO2 hot spots/ drivers. The second step is to assess feasibility and cost-benefit. The last step is to nail down measures to cope with residual emissions. A few examples by scope below:
- Scope 1: Fuel/ energy switching, process optimization, technical innovations.
- Scope 2: Transition to renewable energy
- Scope 3: Supplier score cards, supplier selection, supplier enablement, transport optimization, circular economy....
- Emissions baseline (Scopes 1 - 3), maturity assessment
- Target setting (e.g., net-zero or science-based),
- Strategic levers and decarbonization roadmap
- Financial modeling and feasibility
- Governance and reporting structures.
We align the CO₂ strategy with your sector, operations, and value chain—considering emissions hotspots, materiality/ maturity, regulatory exposure, and transformation readiness.
Yes. Scenario analysis includes cost–benefit assessments, carbon pricing forecasts, catalogues of carbon reduction measures, incl. investment KPI's, enabling you to balance ambition with business case viability.