Year: 2019
Type: article
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.
DOI: 10.1017/ajil.2019.22
Institutions: University of Strathclyde, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Stockholm Environment Institute, Institute of Management Technology, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Stockholm Environment Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: KR Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W2944962469