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Assessing the Effectiveness of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms

Taxation,Energy, climate change and the environment

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms

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Large disparities in carbon pricing between countries leads to concerns over competitiveness and emissions leakage. Carbon border adjustment mechanisms are potentially effective instruments for addressing such disparities. Design details, however, are critical. For example, limiting coverage to energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries facilitates administration. Initial benchmarking of carbon border adjustment mechanisms on domestic emissions intensities helps ease the transition for trading partners with emission-intensive production. It is also important to consider how to apply CBAs across countries with different approaches to emissions mitigation. This event will present extensive analytical and quantitative analysis on the rationale, design, and impact of carbon border adjustment mechanisms, as in the proposal of the European Commission, based on the recently published Staff Climate Note on Carbon Pricing by the International Monetary Fund.

AGENDA:

  • Introduction by Karel Lannoo, CEO, CEPS

Speakers:

  • Gerassimos Thomas, Director General, DG TAXUD European Commission
  • Jennifer Hillman, Professor, Georgetown Law Centre
  • James Roaf, Assistant Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs.  IMF

Moderator:

  • Milan Elkerbout, Research Fellow, CEPS

 

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Karel Lannoo Karel Lannoo
Karel Lannoo

Chief Executive Officer

Speakers list
James Roaf

Assistant Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs, IMF

Gerassimos Thomas

Director General, DG TAXUD European Commission

Jennifer Hillman

Professor, Georgetown Law Centre

Milan Elkerbout

Research Fellow, CEPS