Senate Bill Would Slap $60 Carbon Fee on Steel, Cement Imports Starting in 2026
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Farmers and ranchers could see higher prices for key inputs like fertilizer (nitrogenous fertilizer manufacturing is a covered industry) and fuel, since petroleum refining and petrochemical manufacturing are covered. If foreign fertilizer producers have higher carbon intensity than U.S. producers, import fees could raise fertilizer costs further. However, if U.S. producers are cleaner than the benchmark, domestic input costs might stay stable while dirtier imports become more expensive.
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Democratic lawmakers reintroduced the Clean Competition Act (CCA), proposing a US carbon border adjustment mechanism to boost domestic manufacturing competitiveness. The bill imposes a carbon intensity charge on sectors like steel, aluminum, and cement starting at $60 per metric ton.
The Clean Competition Act would establish a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to tax pollution-intensive imports. Sponsors frame the bill as a way to increase American competition with China, the world's top carbon polluter, by taxing high-emitting foreign goods.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Clean Competition Act
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