Is a carbon border tax climate policy or protectionism?
Border carbon adjustment is defended as the only way to price emissions without exporting them, and attacked as a tariff with a green label. The trade institutions and the climate institutions do not read it the same way.
14 institutions · 9 countries · 26 publications
Grouped by the country the institution sits in, because where it sits shapes what it concludes. Every title links to the institution's own page; nothing is reproduced here.
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United States
3 institutions · 8 publicationsResources for the Future
- Options for Issuing Emissions Allowances in a Pennsylvania Carbon Pricing PolicyPublicationc. 3 Apr 2025
- Carbon Pricing in OregonPublicationc. 3 Apr 2025
- How Does State-Level Carbon Pricing in the United States Affect Industrial Competitiveness?Working paperc. 3 Apr 2025
- California Industry Impacts of a Statewide Carbon Pricing Policy with Output-Based RebatesWorking paperc. 3 Apr 2025
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- HPCA Hosts COP25 Side Event Focused on Reducing GHG Emissions through Carbon PricingReport10 Dec 2019
- Harvard Project Conducts Research Workshop on Guangdong Province’s CO2 Emissions Trading SystemReport8 Jul 2021
- Harvard Project Conducts Research Workshop on China’s National Carbon Pricing SystemReport28 Oct 2020
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Germany
3 institutions · 6 publicationsAgora Energiewende
- The carbon price for buildings and road transportPublicationc. 22 Mar 2025
- Briefing on the Europe-China Workshop on carbon markets, with coverage of the EU CBAM and carbon asset managementBriefc. 26 Jan 2024
- The role of emissions trading in the energy transitionPublicationc. 24 Oct 2023
- CO₂ emissions trading in buildings and the landlord-tenant dilemma: how to solve itPublicationc. 24 Oct 2023
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
- Carbon Leakage Due to EU Climate Policy? An Overview - Kiel InstitutePublication31 Mar 2026Wanner, Joschka
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Australia
2 institutions · 2 publicationsCentre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine
- Navigating the Seas of Carbon TaxingPublication1 Jul 2024
Institute of Public Affairs
- Western Australia Hit Hardest by "Safeguard" Carbon TaxReport21 Aug 2026Saxon Davidson
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Canada
1 institution · 4 publicationsPembina Institute
- BC in no position to stonewall on national carbon pricingCommentaryc. 9 Dec 2016
- Alberta’s current carbon pricing plan is a big improvementCommentaryc. 17 Jun 2018
- The consequences of weakening Alberta’s industrial carbon pricingCommentaryc. 14 May 2026
- Carbon pricing spreads across Canada with Nova Scotia, YukonCommentaryc. 24 Nov 2016
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Indonesia
1 institution · 2 publications06
Belgium
1 institution · 1 publicationsEuropean Institute for Asian Studies
- CBAM: Barrier or Bridge for EU-China Trade?Publication28 Jul 2026
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France
1 institution · 1 publicationsLa Fabrique de l’industrie
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - Friend or foe of European industry?Report30 Jun 2021Hélène Simon
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India
1 institution · 1 publicationsObserver Research Foundation
- Can India Turn the CBAM Challenge into an Opportunity?Report24 Sept 2026Swati Prabhu
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