Essays about: "Egle Kareckaite"

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  1. 1. Addressing climate change through unilateral action: The implications of adopting a European Union-wide Border Carbon Adjustment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Egle Kareckaite; [2020]
    Keywords : carbon border tax; carbon leakage; carbon pricing; World Trade Organisation; common but differentiated responsibilities; market mechanism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the European Union’s (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), free allocation of emissions allowances to avoid carbon leakage has resulted in a distorted pricing signal and a failure to reduce emissions in the most polluting industries. A Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA), a mechanism which would apply a tariff to imported goods based on their embedded carbon content, has been suggested as a solution. READ MORE