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PFC quantification. Anode effect frequency and duration, or the slope method, with instrument records behind them. This is the number most often estimated rather than measured.
Evidence that withstands scrutiny
Evidence that withstands scrutiny
Aluminium is the sector where the CBAM accounting rule surprises people most: electricity is excluded from the embedded-emissions calculation, but perfluorocarbons from anode effects are not.
CBAM accreditation · assessment under way · ACCREDIA DC26PRT0296 — status record
| CN codes | 7601 · 7603 · 7604 · 7605 · 7606 · 7607 · 7608 · 7609 00 00 · 7610 · 7611 00 00 · 7612 · 7613 00 00 · 7614 · 7616 |
|---|---|
| Covered goods | Unwrought aluminium, powders, bars, profiles, wire, plates, sheet, foil, tubes, fittings, structures, tanks, containers, stranded wire and other listed articles. |
| Emissions in scope | Direct emissions only — aluminium is listed in Annex II. The greenhouse gases include CO₂ and perfluorocarbons from anode effects. |
| Relevant precursors | Unwrought aluminium is the precursor to bars, profiles, sheet, foil, tubes and the downstream listed articles. |
PFC quantification. Anode effect frequency and duration, or the slope method, with instrument records behind them. This is the number most often estimated rather than measured.
Anode consumption. Net carbon consumption per tonne, with the composition of the anode, is a direct process emission and not a fuel calculation.
Inherited emissions on purchased metal. A remelter or extruder cannot report a low figure by ignoring what came in the door; the supplier’s embedded-emissions data is part of your file.
Tell us what must be relied on, who will rely on it and by what date. We will confirm the correct programme, evidence requirement and responsible entity — or tell you it is outside our scope.
