In this response to a public consultation, Carbon Market Watch urges the European Commission to place emissions reductions at the top of its policy priorities. New downstream products should only be added to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism after a careful analysis assessing the global emission decrease the expansion could generate. Expanding the product list should not, under any circumstances, jeopardise the entry into force of the CBAM in 2026 nor should it delay the phasing out of free allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).