World trade law and renewable energy
Subtitle: the case of non-tariff barriers
By: Robert Howse; edited by Alexey Vikhlyaev
Contributors: Vikhlyaev, Alexey; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York; Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 18
Subjects: Non-tariff trade barriers; Free trade; Unilateral acts (International law); International cooperation; Renewable energy sources; Energy industries; World Trade Organization
Description: This paper considers the question of non-tariff barriers and renewable energy from the perspective of the law of the World Trade Organization. The first part of the study examines whether and to what extent, under the law of the WTO government, policies to promote renewable energy may be disciplined as non-tariff barriers. The second part addresses itself to whether and to what extent WTO law could be used to challenge or discipline policies (regulatory barriers) that disadvantage renewable energy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Taxation measures and national treatment; title: 2. Regulatory measures; title: 3. Subsidies; title: 4. Trade in services; title: 5. Scope for challenging barriers to renewable energy under WTO law.