The European Parliament approved an amendment to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that allows outermost regions, such as Madeira, to benefit from a temporary derogation from the application of this mechanism for certain products. The vote took place within the framework of a proposal aimed at addressing the geographical and economic specificities of these European regions.
The amendment was co-signed by Madeiran socialist MEP Sérgio Gonçalves, who represented the interests of the Autonomous Region of Madeira in this legislative process. The text received cross-party support from members of different political families in the European Parliament, demonstrating broad consensus on the need to accommodate the particularities of the outermost regions.
The CBAM was created by the European Union as a climate policy instrument to regulate carbon emissions at the borders, but its full implementation posed specific challenges for territories with particular economic and geographical characteristics, such as the outermost regions located in remote locations.
