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Climate change and trade: taxing carbon at the border? [1]

This recent study analyses the economic and political consequences of introducing a tax on the carbon content of imported goods at EU borders and whether such a tax would be compatible with WTO rules.

This study analyses the economic and political consequences of introducing a tax on the carbon content of imported goods at EU borders and whether such a tax would be compatible with WTO rules. The major findings are: A CO2 border tax or import tariff would increase global welfare; Such a carbon import tariff can be made to be compatible with WTO rules; There are no insurmountable practical obstacles to introducing such a tariff;
and The equity concerns of the UNFCCC could be taken into account by rebating the proceeds of the tariff to those countries manifestly unable to shoulder the burden themselves.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Christian Egenhofer [2], Daniel Gros [3]
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) [4]
Tags:
UNFCCC [5], Carbon Dioxide [6], Carbon Tax [7], Climate Change [8], Trade [9], WTO [10], Kyoto Protocol [11], EU-ETS [12], Energy [13], Fossil Fuels [14], India [15], Brussels [16], European Union (EU) [17], Christian Egenhofer [2], Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) [4], Carbon Market [18], Daniel Gros [3], Cap And Trade [19]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/climate-change-and-trade-taxing-carbon-border

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