Bulletin n. 1/2012
June 2012
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Maruyama, Warren H.
    Climate Change and the WTO: Cap and Trade versus Carbon Tax?
    in Journal of World Trade , Volume 45 Issue 4 ,  2011 ,  679-726
    In the rush to enact cap and trade, major World Trade Organization (WTO) concerns have been overlooked. These problems are not necessarily fatal, but fixing them would have political costs. Free emissions allowance rebates to trade-intensive industries represent a WTO-illegal export subsidy, which may make a US cap-and-trade system unworkable for export-dependent economies like Japan, Germany, and China. The best interim solution would be a carbon or energy tax that is imposed on imports and rebated on exports to ensure a level playing field. Such a system could be implemented under the WTO's existing border tax adjustment rules even in the absence of a multilateral climate agreement.
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