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

Instrument

How carbon is priced in Netherlands

National industry carbon levy tops up the EU ETS price toward a rising floor (≈€70+/t by 2030, World Bank State & Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025 / ICAP 2025).

Real facilities

Largest CBAM-sector emitters in Netherlands

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)
Tata Steel IJmuiden steel plant	11,797,495	€889.1M
Yara Sluiskil	2,626,178	€197.9M
Dow Chemical Co. , Terneuzen (No. 1)	2,381,611	€179.5M
SABIC Europe , Geleen (No. 4)	1,709,540	€128.8M
Shell Nederland Chemie BV , Moerdijk	1,336,848	€100.7M

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 Netherlands (2026)

How carbon is priced in Netherlands

Largest CBAM-sector emitters in Netherlands

Pathways for the sectors that pay at the border

Share of emissions Netherlands's industry must pay for