Border measures and the PPM-issue in the context of climate change

NCCR Trade Regulation – NCCR Climate Workshop

“Border measures and the PPM-issue in the context of climate change”

This workshop focuses on carbon-related border measures (tariffs and border adjustments) as well as other trade-related issues of climate change (e.g. the subsidy issue). Presentations will be 15-20 minutes each with the rest of the time left for questions and answers.

The workshop brings together researchers from two NCCRs who work on the issues in the field of law and economics. One of the main aims of the workshop, therefore, is to reach better understanding among lawyers and economists on the use of relevant concepts and definitions.

The workshop provides a forum for discussions of relevant concepts and offers the opportunity to strengthen the network of researchers from two NCCRs.

Programme

14:00–14:10 Welcome and introductory remarks

14:10-14:40 Kateryna Holzer (WTI): “Proposals on Carbon-related Border
Adjustments: Test on WTO compliance”

14:40-15:10 Raphael Bucher (Oeschger Centre, UniBern): "On Strategic Interactions of Climate Policy and International Trade"

15:10-15:40 Anirudh Shingal (WTI): “Examining the impact of carbon tariffs on trade”

15:40-16:10 Coffee Break

16:10-16:40 Sadeq Bigdeli (WTI): “Subsidy Definition in a Normative Context: Toward a Consensus or ‘Agree to Disagree’?”

16:40-17:10 Juan Carlos Altamirano Cabrera (EPFL) "Implementation of Border Tax Adjustment Measures within GEMiNI-E3 framework"

17:10-17:50 Discussions on the use of terms and definitions (with comments by Luca Rubini, Birmingham Law School)

17:50–18:00 Summing-up