WTO law and trade policy reform for low-carbon technology diffusion
Subtitle: common concern of humankind, carbon pricing, and export credit support
By: by Zaker Ahmad
Series: World trade institute advanced studies -- 5; World Trade Institute advanced studies -- 5
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9789004446083; 9789004446090
Subjects: Carbon offsetting; Law and legislation; Emissions trading; Carbon taxes; Climatic changes; Technology transfer; Green technology; World Trade Organization
Description: "In WTO Law and Trade Policy Reform for Low-Carbon Technology Diffusion, Zaker Ahmad puts a spotlight on the crucial importance of dismantling market barriers, and offering incentives, to improve clean technology access and diffusion across borders. To that end, the author argues for a synergistic co-development of the international trade and climate legal regimes. Two case studies - one on carbon pricing, another on official export credit support- place the theoretical arguments in a practical trade policy setting. The emerging doctrine and principle of Common Concern of Humankind serves as the key theoretical and structural foundation of the work. A useful read for anyone interested in an effective role of trade law and policy to facilitate climate action"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Climate technology, trade, and the doctrine of common concern; title: Rules and facts on low-carbon technology diffusion; title: Towards a cooperation based trade action agenda; title: Assisting the diffusion of low-carbon technology through emission pricing; title: Encouraging technology export through public financial support; title: Unilateral trade sanctions to secure compliance with the common concern doctrine; title: Conclusion : summary and outlook.