The British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) is to hold a webinar exploring a new ‘carbon border tax’ and its impact on the sector.
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is far-reaching EU legislation designed to put a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of carbon intensive goods entering the EU.
Focused on ensuring all businesses, whether based inside or outside the EU, are held to the same environmental standards, its aim is to encourage manufacturers to make their products as green as possible by imposing a carbon cost on imports.
The BCGA webinar is particularly timely, with the recent simplifications of the CBAM covered in the recent UK-EU trade arrangement, but challenges remain as to how this will be aligned.
The BCGA is the UK membership body for the multi-billion industrial and medical compressed gases sector, one of the key sectors affected by CBAM.
BCGA CEO Ellen Daniels said: “CBAM is intended to prevent ‘carbon leakage,’ a scenario in which companies move production to countries with more lenient environmental rules, undermining the EU’s climate ambitions.
“The CBAM legislation will reshape global carbon accounting and trade dynamics across Europe.
“It’s essential for businesses in our industry to understand how it will affect imports, compliance obligations, and supply chain decisions.”
The webinar will take place on Thursday, 26 June 2025, from 12 – 2pm and will address how CBAM applies to products and processes relevant to the compressed gases industry.
Topics will include compliance requirements and reporting timelines, practical steps companies can take to prepare, and a Q&A session with industry experts, Paul Hardiman, from Luxfer, Catherine Manning, from Eversheds and Tim Evison, Clean Hydrogen Messer Group.
Catherine will cover off legislative and policy aspects of CBAM, as well as any upcoming changes and updates on UK CBAM and Paul will share experiences from the UK side, looking at practical challenges and uncertainties dealing with the regulation from a third country.
Tim will complete the session with his perspective from the EU, and discuss how CBAM was intended to create a level playing field for EU producers of industrial gases by ensuring that imported products face the same carbon costs as those produced within the EU, and how this has played out since it has come into force.
Ellen added: “CBAM marks a milestone in global climate policy, with carbon costs integrated into international trade, but it brings both challenges and opportunities for the compressed gas sector, and a new level of discussion following the EU and UK trade arrangement in May.
“It’s a very complex set of rules, running to more than 200 pages and organisations that export may need to allocate more time and staff resources to deal with the CBAM reporting requirements.
“The webinar brings together experts to help those in areas including production, logistics, operations, import/export and sustainability planning, to give a framework of knowledge to navigate the new legislation’s complexities and consider the changes from the EU and UK trade arrangement.”
The webinar is free for BCGA members and costs £75 for non-members. Anyone interested in attending can register online at https://bcga.co.uk/bcgas-cbam-webinar/
