From free emissions allowances to a carbon border tariff – what is at stake for Sweden?

As the EU tightens its climate policy, the most emissions-intensive industries face new conditions, as policymakers weigh higher climate ambitions against industrial competitiveness. Companies will gradually pay more for their emissions, while the EU seeks to prevent production from relocating to countries with less stringent climate requirements. 

Until now, industry has been protected by free emissions allowances. These are now being phased out and replaced by CBAM, a carbon tariff that puts a price on the emissions embedded in certain imported goods at the EU border. 

But what does the shift mean for Swedish industry, trade and emissions? And which policy instrument is most effective in curbing carbon leakage without undermining the competitiveness of Swedish and European companies? 

Welcome to a seminar based on the SNS report Economic Impacts of CBAM for Sweden and Beyond. In the report, researchers Christoph Böhringer and Knut Einar Rosendahl compare how free allocation and CBAM affect emissions-intensive industry, carbon leakage and economy-wide costs. 

The seminar will be held in English and is organized as part of the SNS research project SNS Climate. 

Participants 

Christoph Böhringer, Professor of Economic Policy at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany 

Knut Einar Rosendahl, Professor of Economics at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) 

Jytte Guteland, Social Democratic Party, Member of the Swedish Parliament, member of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture and the Committee on European Union Affairs 

Helén Axelsson, Director of Energy and Environment, Jernkontoret (the Swedish iron and steel producers’ association) 

More speakers to be announced 

The seminar will be moderated by Charlotte Paulie, Research Director, SNS. 

Registration and price

The meeting is free of charge and open to SNS members*, researchers, press and invited guests. Register using the registration buttons above.

If you cancel after December 3 or fail to attend, a fee of SEK 395 excl. VAT will be charged. This also applies when the seminar is free of charge.

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