1 Amendments of Erik BERGKVIST related to 2020/2043(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the primary purpose of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) must be to enable internationally effective carbon pricing schemes, to mitigate the leakage dilemma in the context of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and to prevent distortions to competition and trade; stresses that the CBAM will help the EU to meet its climate targets while keepensuring a level playing field in international trade, reducing off- shoring of production to third countries with less ambitious environmental and climate regulation while respecting the polluters pays principle, with the aim of galvanising the rest of the world into taking climate action in line with Paris Agreement;