# Union adopts the carbon border adjustment mechanism

Date: 2023

Regulation (EU) 2023/956 created CBAM as a Fit for 55 file. [Timmermans](/people/env-frans-timmermans)’s climate package included it. Adoption is co-legislative.

## People

- Frans Timmermans: https://factrail.ai/people/frans-timmermans

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism_en
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R0956

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-cbam-2023