Research on the Construction of the Global Carbon Tariff System Under the WTO System

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220105.280How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Carbon tariff; Multilateral negotiation; Dispute settlement mechanism; Environmental exception

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the European Union’s “carbon border adjustment mechanism” proposal being questioned as a principled framework and considered as a possible new type of trade protectionism, unilateral carbon tariffs led by national or regional international organizations are facing resistance in the process of implementation. One of the ways to solve this problem is to construct a carbon tariff system under the World Trade Organization(WTO) system, using the multilateral negotiation mechanism and dispute settlement mechanism of the WTO, so that it can balance the global trade carbon emission governance and the distribution of trade benefits among countries. This paper proposes the features that should be included in the system design of this carbon tariff, i.e., there should be changes in the levy standard, tax rate and protection for developing countries. On this basis, the advantages of the carbon tariff under the WTO system are analyzed by comparing it with the current carbon tariff and the carbon tariff set by domestic legislation. Finally, the reasons why such a carbon tariff is not contrary to the WTO’s objective of promoting global trade liberalization are explained based on past cases. Given the researches, this paper argues that the WTO carbon tariff should be introduced internationally, and that it has many advantages over the unilateral carbon tariff due to its integration with the WTO system.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xinyuan Gu
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/17
TI  - Research on the Construction of the Global Carbon Tariff System Under the WTO System
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1520
EP  - 1524
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220105.280
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.280
ID  - Gu2022
ER  -