Designing Border Carbon Adjustments for Enhanced Climate Action

• Michael A. Mehling ^[1] ; Harro van Asselt ^[2] ; Kasturi Das ^[3] ; Susanne Droege ^[4] ; Cleo Verkuijl ^[5]
  1. [1] Massachusetts Institute of Technology

     Massachusetts Institute of Technology

     City of Cambridge, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] University of Eastern Finland

     University of Eastern Finland

     Kuopio, Finlandia

     
  3. [3] Institute of Management Technology

     Institute of Management Technology

     India

     
  4. [4] German Institute for International and Security Affairs

     German Institute for International and Security Affairs

     Berlin, Stadt, Alemania

     
  5. [5] Johns Hopkins University

     Johns Hopkins University

     Estados Unidos

     

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• Localización: American Journal of International Law, ISSN 0002-9300, Vol. 113, Nº 3, 2019, págs. 433-481
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.