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Annual Review of Economics

Volume 15, 2023

The Economics of Border Carbon Adjustment: Rationale and Impacts of Compensating for Carbon at the Border

Abstract

International trade contributes directly to global greenhouse gas emissions, as the carbon content of high-emission products is priced differently in different countries. This phenomenon is termed carbon leakage. Thus, not putting a price on carbon is theoretically equivalent to an export subsidy, although that would be difficult to challenge in the context of multilateral trade law. Leakage can be alleviated by pricing the carbon embedded in imported products through a border carbon adjustment (BCA), be it a tax, a carbon tariff, or a regulation requiring the purchase of emissions allowances. The design of a BCA is a compromise between environmental effectiveness in preventing leakage, economic effectiveness in preserving competitiveness and ensuring acceptability, technical feasibility of the implementation, and World Trade Organization compatibility. An import-limited BCA is more effective than free emissions allowances in reducing leakage, but it does not preserve the export competitiveness of the country imposing it.

Keyword(s): border carbon adjustment, carbon leakage, carbon tariff, climate club, JEL F14, JEL F18, JEL H23, JEL Q40, JEL Q54, JEL Q56
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The Economics of Border Carbon Adjustment: Rationale and Impacts of Compensating for Carbon at the Border
Annual Review of Economics 15, 389 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-economics-082322-034040
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