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How trade policy can support the climate agenda

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  • Michael Jakob

    (MCC - Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change - PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

  • Stavros Afionis

    (Cardiff University, University of Leeds)

  • Max Åhman

    (Lund University)

  • Angelo Antoci

    (UNISS - Università degli Studi di Sassari = University of Sassari [Sassari])

  • Marlene Arens

    (Lund University)

  • Fernando Ascensão

    (cE3c - Centre for Ecology - Evolution and Environmental Changes - ULISBOA - Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon)

  • Harro van Asselt

    (University of Eastern Finland, Universiteit Utrecht / Utrecht University [Utrecht])

  • Nicolai Baumert

    (Lund University)

  • Simone Borghesi

    (EUI - European University Institute, UNISI - Università degli Studi di Siena = University of Siena)

  • Claire Brunel
  • Justin Caron

    (HEC Montréal - HEC Montréal)

  • Aaron Cosbey

    (IISD - International Institute for Sustainable Development)

  • Susanne Droege

    (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)

  • Alecia Evans

    (Purdue University [West Lafayette])

  • Gianluca Iannucci

    (UniFI - Università degli Studi di Firenze = University of Florence = Université de Florence)

  • Magnus Jiborn

    (Lund University)

  • Astrid Kander

    (Lund University)

  • Viktoras Kulionis

    (ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich])

  • Arik Levinson

    (GU - Georgetown University [Washington])

  • Jaime de Melo

    (UNIGE - Université de Genève = University of Geneva)

  • Tom Moerenhout

    (Columbia University [New York])

  • Alessandro Monti

    (UCPH - University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet)

  • Maria Panezi

    (UNB - University of New Brunswick)

  • Philippe Quirion

    (CIRED - Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - AgroParisTech - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Lutz Sager

    (GU - Georgetown University [Washington])

  • Marco Sakai

    (University of York [York, UK])

  • Juan Sesmero

    (Purdue University [West Lafayette])

  • Mauro Sodini

    (University of Pisa - Università di Pisa, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava [Ostrava])

  • Jean-Marc Solleder

    (UNIGE - Université de Genève = University of Geneva)

  • Cleo Verkuijl

    (FERDI - Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International)

  • Valentin Vogl

    (Lund University)

  • Leonie Wenz

    (MCC - Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change - PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

  • Sven Willner

    (PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

Abstract

Economic analysis has produced ample insights on how international trade and climate policy interact (1). Trade presents both opportunities and obstacles, and invites the question of how domestic climate policies can be effective in a global economy integrated through international trade. Particularly problematic is the potential relocation of production to regions with low climate standards. Measures to level the playing field, such as border carbon adjustments (BCAs), may be justified for specific emissions-intensive and trade-exposed sectors but need to be well-targeted, carefully navigating tensions that can arise between the desire to respect global trade rules and the need to elaborate and implement effective national climate policies. The conformity of specific trade measures with international trade and climate change law is not entirely clear. Yet, clarity is needed to ensure that the industry actors affected will find the rules predictable and be able to adhere to them.

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  • Michael Jakob & Stavros Afionis & Max Åhman & Angelo Antoci & Marlene Arens & Fernando Ascensão & Harro van Asselt & Nicolai Baumert & Simone Borghesi & Claire Brunel & Justin Caron & Aaron Cosbey & S, 2022. "How trade policy can support the climate agenda," Post-Print hal-04466107, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04466107
    DOI: 10.1126/science.abo4207
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