Carbon Price in Ireland 2026 — ETS, Tax & CBAM Exposure

Instrument

How carbon is priced in Ireland

Carbon tax €63.50/t (2025), legislated path to €100 by 2030.

Real facilities

Largest CBAM-sector emitters in Ireland

At the EU ETS price of €80.01/t, this CO2 corresponds to an indicative carbon value of:

Facility	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Gross value (full)
Aughinish Alumina Refinery	2,325,266	€175.2M
Drogeheda Cement Plant	984,891	€74.2M
Balleyconnell Cement Plant	649,735	€49.0M
Kinnegad Cement Plant	293,265	€22.1M
Limerick Cement Plant	237,549	€17.9M

Gross value = all tracked CO2 × the carbon price; it is a ranking aid, not a liability. Emissions: Climate TRACE satellite estimates (2023) — indicative, not verified declarations. CBAM falls only on emissions embedded in EU-bound exports, at the phased-in share (2.5% in 2026 → 100% by 2034). More: IndustryAtlas.

CBAM-exposed industries

Pathways for the sectors that pay at the border

Aluminium

≈1.6 t CO2/t direct + power — the Gulf's flagship CBAM exposure.

Steel

1.9 t/t integrated — route choice decides the CBAM bill.

Cement

0.7 t/t, two-thirds process CO2.

Fertilizers

≈2 t CO2/t NH3 — hydrogen chemistry.

Hydrogen

9–11 t/t grey — CBAM from day one.

CBAM — the guide

Phase-in table, default values, what to do now.

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🇮🇪 Carbon price in Ireland (2026)

How carbon is priced in Ireland

Largest CBAM-sector emitters in Ireland

Pathways for the sectors that pay at the border

Share of emissions Ireland's industry must pay for