The Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Energy and Housing and Communal Services is preparing an official appeal to European Union institutions, requesting a temporary postponement of the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for Ukrainian goods, reports Baltimore Chronicle with reference to the discussion held by the parliamentary committee.
According to Andriy Herus, Chair of the Committee, a preliminary verbal appeal has already been made to the Secretariat of the Energy Community, and the next step will be to submit a formal letter. He stated during the meeting that the Committee will prepare and send the written appeal.
Oleksii Orzhel, Head of the “Energy” sector at the Office of Effective Regulation and former Minister of Energy, emphasized that although the EU has been expecting Ukraine to submit a request for temporary exemptions from CBAM, no such official communication has been documented from the Ukrainian side so far.
Member of Parliament Viktoriia Hryb supported the initiative and confirmed that she will prepare the necessary document for further consideration.
CBAM is a European Union instrument designed to prevent “carbon leakage” by introducing additional levies on imports from third countries where greenhouse gas emission regulations are less stringent than those in the EU. In Ukraine, the anticipated implementation of CBAM in 2026 may have serious economic consequences: according to estimates from the Federation of Employers of Ukraine, the country’s GDP could decline by 4.8%, exports to EU countries could drop by nearly 8%, the state budget may lose up to 125 billion UAH, and more than 73,000 jobs could be lost.
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