Designing Border Carbon Adjustments for Enhanced Climate Action
Разработка пограничных углеродных корректировок для усиления климатических мер
2019-07-01
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Abstract The Paris Agreement advances a heterogeneous approach to international climate cooperation. Such an approach may be undermined by carbon leakage—the displacement of emissions from states with more to less stringent climate policy constraints. Border carbon adjustments offer a promising response to leakage, but they also raise concerns about their compatibility with international trade law. This Article provides a comprehensive analysis of border carbon adjustments and proposes a way to design them that balances legal, administrative, and environmental considerations.
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Border carbon adjustments are identified as a promising mechanism for addressing carbon leakage associated with differing national climate policies.
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Border carbon adjustments raise concerns regarding compatibility with international trade law.
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Heterogeneous climate policies under the Paris Agreement may be undermined by carbon leakage, shifting emissions toward jurisdictions with less stringent constraints.
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The Article proposes a border carbon adjustment design intended to balance legal, administrative, and environmental considerations.
Research Object
Border carbon adjustments in the context of international climate cooperation and trade law
Research Subject
The design of border carbon adjustments to address carbon leakage while balancing legal compatibility, administrative feasibility, and environmental effectiveness
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