Essays about: "carbon border tax"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words carbon border tax.

  1. 1. Carbon Protectionism?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Sam Säflund; Malcolm Thunberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Event study; Cumulative Abnormal Return; EU CBAM; ETS; Sustainable finance;

    Abstract : This study examines the market reactions and valuation implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) adopted by the European Union (EU). The CBAM is the world's first carbon border import tax aimed at addressing carbon leakage and promoting a transition to a low-carbon economy. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Effects of CBAM on Russian Exports

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mykola Rozhko; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; EU ETS; carbon leakage; Russia; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In 2021, the EU announced the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to address the carbon leakage problem, which hampers its efforts to mitigate climate change. One of the CBAM requirements is that if an export party can provide that it paid for used carbon domestically, the corresponding amount will be deducted from the EU importers. READ MORE

  3. 3. Border Carbon Adjustment and Inequality: Distributional Equity Concerns About the EU CBAM's Impacts in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Jannick Leukers; [2022]
    Keywords : Border carbon adjustment; CBAM; Carbon pricing; Inequality; South Africa; Intervention theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Border carbon adjustment (BCA) policies are increasingly discussed as an instrument to avoid carbon leakage; however, their social implications are not well understood. Nevertheless, the EU introduced its CBAM, which will take effect in 2026. READ MORE

  4. 4. 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

  5. 5. Trade for Climate Justice?- A normative study on the possible justice conflict of an implementation of border carbon adjustments between developed and developing countries.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecka Berggren; [2019]
    Keywords : Border carbon adjustments; climate justice; trade; developed countries; developing countries.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Border carbon adjustment is an economic instrument being discussed more frequently as a possible solution to address carbon leakage, which is an issue for many developed countries. Developed countries are showing interest in this instrument to protect domestic industries from carbon leakage to countries that do not tax carbon. READ MORE