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Carbon Labelling and Low-income Country Exports: A Review of the Development Issues

In: INTERNATIONAL TRADE, DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT Empirical Studies of Trade Policies

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  • Paul Brenton
  • Gareth Edwards-Jones
  • Michael Friis Jensen

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This article discusses the carbon accounting and carbon-labelling schemes being developed to address growing concerns over climate change. Its particular concern is their impact on small stakeholders, especially low-income countries. The popular belief that trade is by definition problematic is not true; carbon efficiencies elsewhere in the supply chain may more than offset emissions from transportation. Indeed, low-income countries may offer important opportunities for carbon emission reductions because of their favourable climatic conditions and use of low energy-intensive production techniques. However, their effective inclusion in labelling schemes will require innovative solutions to provide low-cost data collection and certification.

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  • Paul Brenton & Gareth Edwards-Jones & Michael Friis Jensen, 2014. "Carbon Labelling and Low-income Country Exports: A Review of the Development Issues," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: INTERNATIONAL TRADE, DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT Empirical Studies of Trade Policies, chapter 19, pages 393-417, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814603386_0019
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