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Argus Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Training Day

Rotterdam, Netherlands
1 December 2026
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Implications and strategies for success

Sectoral impacts | Compliance strategies | Market outlook

This full-day training workshop provides a practical guide to navigating CBAM as it moves from transition to enforcement.

One year into implementation, companies are confronting the gap between policy and practice—moving beyond default values, preparing for verification in 2027, and managing growing commercial exposure. Taking place at a critical point in the timeline, this training day focuses on what CBAM means in reality: for compliance, sourcing strategies and pricing.

Hosted in Rotterdam, a key European trade hub, the workshop brings together stakeholders across affected sectors to explore real-world challenges, sector-specific impacts and emerging market shifts.

Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to manage CBAM risk, prepare for verified reporting, and plan for the introduction of certificate purchasing.

Open to importers, producers, traders and compliance professionals, this training day is relevant to all sectors currently covered by CBAM, including fertilizers, steel and iron, aluminium, cement and hydrogen.

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Previous course outline - 2 December 2025

Registration open

08:30 - 09:00

Registration and welcome coffee

Morning sessions

09:00 - 10:00

Opening remarks and CBAM overview

  • Overview of CBAM: Objectives, timeline and scope
  • Overview of sectors and stakeholders impacted: Fertilizers, steel and iron, aluminium, electricity and hydrogen
  • Interaction with ETS and phasing out of free allowances
  • Implications of CBAM during the definitive phase
  • Regulatory environment & uncertainty: Schedule for Implementing legislation and delays

Speakers include:

Louis Bolton

Louis Bolton

Senior Analyst
Argus
Dylan Geraets

Dylan Gereats

Counsel
Mayer Brown
10:00 - 11:00

CBAM Fundamentals and Compliance Framework – How does it work? Who’s responsible for what?

  • Accounting methodologies for determining CI of a product; boundaries of GHG accounting, which emissions are included depending on the sector?
  • Why are default values needed?
  • Who does what? Producers, importers, representatives, authorised declarants role of producers vs importers in emissions reporting

 

Verification and Governance – Who’s responsible for what?

  • Verification requirements and accredited bodies – what will be requirements and process?
  • What do we know so far about plans for EU-approved verifiers and global alignment?

Speakers Include:

Francisca Cerchia

Francesca Cerchia

Global Head of Climate Services
SGS
Jeronimo Casas

Jerónimo Casas

Global Product Manager, Climate Change Solutions
SGS
11:00 - 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30

Sector spotlight - fertilizers and ammonia

  • Carbon intensity (CI) benchmarks
  • Cost implications for fertilizer producers and importers
  • Strategic sourcing: Blending high/low-CI ammonia? 
  • Impact on blue, green and grey ammonia – What do producers in the EU and abroad need to know? 

Speakers include:

Marina Simonova

Marina Simonova

Principal - Consulting, Fertilizer & Clean Ammonia Analytics
Argus

Networking lunch

12:30 - 13:30

Networking lunch

Afternoon sessions

13:30 - 14:30

CBAM in Practice: Challenges Across Sectors

  • Sector-Specific Challenges: Explore how CBAM implementation varies across industries and the unique hurdles each sector faces.
  • Building Business Cases: Understand practical use cases and strategies for managing CBAM as a core business function.
  • Governance Matters: Learn why strong internal governance is critical for compliance and long-term success under CBAM.

Speakers Include:

Pauline Miquel

Pauline Miquel

Policy & Research Lead
CBAMBOO
14:30 - 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 - 15:30

Strategic and financial planning

  • AM certificate calculation methodology
  • Hedging CBAM cost: why, how and who?
  • Forecasting carbon prices and CBAM premiums
  • Budgeting for 2026-28: Risk scenarios and mitigation
  • Procurement strategies for CBAM certificates

Speakers include:

Hendrik Schuldt

Hendrik Schuldt

Managing Director
carboneer GmbH
15:30 - 16:15

Panel: CBAM outlook and policy evaluation

  • Will CBAM be successful in reducing carbon leakage?
  • Sector lobbying and simplification proposals
  • Future expansion of CBAM
  • Pricing of indirect emissions for all sectors

Speakers include:

Louis Bolton

Louis Bolton

Senior Analyst
Argus
OliverHatfield

Oliver Hatfield

VP Fertilizers
Argus
16:15 - 17:00

CBAM clinic - 1:1 consultations

  • Q&A with experts

Previous speakers in 2025

Louis Bolton
Louis Bolton
Senior Analyst,
Argus
Marina Simonova
Marina Simonova
Principal - Consulting, Fertilizer & Clean Ammonia Analytics,
Argus
Hendrik Schuldt
Hendrik Schuldt
Managing Director,
carboneer GmbH
Francisca Cerchia
Francesca Cerchia
Global Head of Climate Services,
SGS
Jeronimo Casas
Jerónimo Casas
Global Product Manager, Climate Change Solutions,
SGS
Dylan Geraets
Dylan Gereats
Counsel,
Mayer Brown
Pauline Miquel
Pauline Miquel
Policy & Research Lead,
CBAMBOO
OliverHatfield
Oliver Hatfield
VP Fertilizers,
Argus

Supporting resources

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On-demand webinar

EU CBAM: scheme, implementation, market impact.

In this webinar we cover the basics for the scheme and look at CBAM's impact on the EU ETS market and other affect sectors.

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Argus Carbon service

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Carbon video insight

Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe: Policy, Pricing & Project Developments.

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Standard rate

1 x training pass

€1,999

3 x training passes

€5,098
15% off total

5 x training passes

€7,996
20% off total
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VAT

As the event is being held in Netherlands, all in-person delegate tickets are subject to Dutch VAT as per article 53 and article 54 of EU VAT directive. Please note if you are a Dutch business and have provided a valid Dutch VAT number, the services would be subject to domestic reverse charge mechanism.

 

Hotel accommodation and visa application

Delegates are responsible for their hotel, travel and visa arrangements. Event room rates are available on a first come, first served basis.

 

Terms and conditions

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Antitrust compliance reminder

Argus takes compliance with antitrust law seriously. The purpose of the Argus CBAM Training Day is to help market participants understand the major issues shaping the market. The conference sessions will follow the agenda as circulated.

Argus reminds all participants of the need to be mindful of the requirement to comply with antitrust and competition laws. There should be no discussion of any matters relating to competition among participants, including discussion of individual prices, rates or market strategies and no exchange of information concerning any other competitive aspect of an individual company’s operation. Should any participant to this conference attempt to initiate a discussion with other participants on any of these matters, we recommend that other participants end the conversation immediately and at all times act in accordance with their own antitrust compliance policies and all applicable laws.

 

Disclaimer

The organisers will not accept liability for non-approval of visas, individual transport delays and transport disruption. In such circumstances, our normal cancellation rules and penalties apply. Where matters beyond the reasonable control of the organisers impair or prevent the organisers from being able to perform any activities relating to this event, each delegate releases the organisers from any liability, relating to such events.

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