OPINION: How CBAM could knock the wind out of our sails

A new piece of EU legislation is being phased in that will affect all industries that need materials such as steel, aluminium, cement and fibreglass – like offshore wind farms and the vessels needed to build them.

The European Union has raised in the region of €2.4bn to finance some 100 port projects in both Spain and Ireland Photo: Yanni Koutsomitis/flickr/CC BY 2.0

A new piece of EU legislation is being phased in that will affect all industries that need materials such as steel, aluminium, cement and fibreglass – like offshore wind farms and the vessels needed to build them.