How Could Trade Measures Being Considered to Mitigate Climate Change Affect LDC Exports?
Export led growth remains a critical route out of poverty for many least developed countries (LDCs). But in a world increasingly concerned about climate change and the contribution of international trade to global warming will measures being consid...
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okr-10986-358442021-06-29T05:11:38Z How Could Trade Measures Being Considered to Mitigate Climate Change Affect LDC Exports? Jensen, Michael Friis CARBON POLICY CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION GREEN TRADE LIBERALIZATION SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TRADE POLICY Export led growth remains a critical route out of poverty for many least developed countries (LDCs). But in a world increasingly concerned about climate change and the contribution of international trade to global warming will measures being considered to mitigate emissions hurt the export opportunities of LDCs? This paper reviews the trade-related instruments being considered by both policymakers and business communities to mitigate climate change, identifying areas where LDCs may be affected. The paper explores the following key issues: (i) how a shift to low carbon transportation may affect LDC exports given their remote location from main markets; (ii) how LDCs’ exports will be influenced by their own domestic climate measures; (iii) whether mitigation instruments introduced by other governments that result in carbon border tax adjustments will significantly affect LDC exports; (iv) the importance of the nature of liberalization of trade in green goods; (v) how government sustainability standards in overseas market may affect trade, and finally (vi) the potential impact of private measures used by businesses for carbon management. The paper shows how climate change mitigation instruments will create challenges and provide new opportunities for LDC exports that will require attention to traditional trade policy issues but also to a deeper agenda relating to regulatory development and convergence. 2021-06-28T20:47:33Z 2021-06-28T20:47:33Z 2020-10-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/615031623852601666/How-Could-Trade-Measures-Being-Considered-to-Mitigate-Climate-Change-Affect-LDC-Exports http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35844 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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CARBON POLICY CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION GREEN TRADE LIBERALIZATION SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TRADE POLICY Jensen, Michael Friis How Could Trade Measures Being Considered to Mitigate Climate Change Affect LDC Exports? |
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Export led growth remains a critical
route out of poverty for many least developed countries
(LDCs). But in a world increasingly concerned about climate
change and the contribution of international trade to global
warming will measures being considered to mitigate emissions
hurt the export opportunities of LDCs? This paper reviews
the trade-related instruments being considered by both
policymakers and business communities to mitigate climate
change, identifying areas where LDCs may be affected. The
paper explores the following key issues: (i) how a shift to
low carbon transportation may affect LDC exports given their
remote location from main markets; (ii) how LDCs’ exports
will be influenced by their own domestic climate measures;
(iii) whether mitigation instruments introduced by other
governments that result in carbon border tax adjustments
will significantly affect LDC exports; (iv) the importance
of the nature of liberalization of trade in green goods; (v)
how government sustainability standards in overseas market
may affect trade, and finally (vi) the potential impact of
private measures used by businesses for carbon management.
The paper shows how climate change mitigation instruments
will create challenges and provide new opportunities for LDC
exports that will require attention to traditional trade
policy issues but also to a deeper agenda relating to
regulatory development and convergence. |
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How Could Trade Measures Being Considered to Mitigate Climate Change Affect LDC Exports? |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/615031623852601666/How-Could-Trade-Measures-Being-Considered-to-Mitigate-Climate-Change-Affect-LDC-Exports http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35844 |
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