Border carbon adjustments: Addressing emissions embodied in trade
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- 作者：Marco Sakai ; m.a.h.sakai@leeds.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; John Barrett j.r.barrett@leeds.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Border carbon adjustments ; GHG emissions ; International trade ; Embodied emissions ; Carbon leakage ; Best available technology
- 刊名：Energy Policy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：92
- 期：Complete
- 页码：102-110
- 全文大小：556 K
文摘
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We estimate the volume of emissions that could be potentially taxed by BCAs.
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We study the effects of trade provisions and country and sectoral coverage on BCAs.
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Trade provisions can significantly reduce the scope and effectiveness of BCAs.
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Best available technology and exclusion of electricity reduce tariffs considerably.
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BCAs are not optimal policy tools to address carbon leakage concerns.