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  • Blog post 22 September 2023

    A new dawn in public debate?

    By L. Alan Winters CB.

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    Summary CITP publication

    Drawing on the PM’s recent speeches on the UK’s policies for achieving net zero to ask some poignant questions over the Government’s policies on both climate and trade in the spirit of honesty, pragmatism, transparency, that the PM claims to value.

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  • Blog post 18 September 2023

    The REUL Act and Trade – what’s all the fuss about?

    By Viviane Gravey.

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    The REUL Bill raised so many questions. This blogs highlights how the final Act addresses some (but not all) of the issues raised and takes stock of what the REUL Act saga means for new UK regulatory powers post-Brexit and consequences for trade.

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  • Blog post 11 September 2023

    Are Free Trade Agreements Trading Away Our Health?

    By Leah Silva, Liz Green and Louisa Petchey.

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    The authors argue that by using Health Impact Assessments on trade deals can anticipate the impacts of trade agreements, like the CPTPP, on health, well-being, and equity. This would enable policymakers to identify how to mitigate potential risks and maximise opportunities.

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  • Blog post 7 September 2023

    Trading in a New Climate: how EU CBAM will reshape the global trading system

    By Tim Figures.

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    The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will have profound consequences for world trade in terms of compliance and strategic issues. However, beyond these short-term implementation challenges, the strategic impact on global trade is much more significant.

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  • In The Media 4 September 2023

    Brexit: EU carbon law 'could be Stormont brake's first test'

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    Article by BBC News presents analysis by Xinyan Zhao and Dongzhe Zhang on the complexity of the EU CBAM in Northern Ireland detailing how EU carbon law 'could be Stormont brake's first test'.

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  • Blog post 4 September 2023

    The Complexity of the EU CBAM in Northern Ireland

    By Xinyan Zhao and Dongzhe Zhang.

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    Northern Ireland raises a complex UK-EU trade issue for EU CBAM. It risks diverting trade away from Northern Ireland, impacting on trade and jobs in Northern Ireland and/or opening up illegal transportation of goods subject to EU CBAM.

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  • Working Paper 4 September 2023

    Where Technical Meets Political: The Complexity of the EU CBAM in Northern Ireland

    By Xinyan Zhao and Dongzhe Zhang.

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    Northern Ireland raises a complex UK-EU trade issue for EU CBAM. This paper presents research on solutions to facilitate seamless trade and effective climate cooperation. The authors look at four potential scenarios and conclude that to mitigate negative impacts, the UK and the EU should link their Emissions Trading Systems and the UK should implement an EU-style CBAM too.

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  • Blog post 31 August 2023

    International Trade and Climate Change: Is regulation sufficient to solve the problem?

    By L. Alan Winters CB.

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    This blog argues that international trade policy to support climate policy will need to supplement regulation with the price mechanism – imposing taxes or emissions charges on some trade, as the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will do. The blog points to well-documented evidence of the difficulties of a previous effort to coordinate regulations internationally.

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  • Blog post 31 August 2023

    A Carbon Border Adjustment for the UK?

    By L. Alan Winters CB and Emily Lydgate.

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    This blog sumamrises our response to the UK Government’s consultation on addressing climate leakage, focusing on carbon border adjustments (CBAMs). It considers implementation challenges, policy considerations and issues for least developing countries.

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  • Blog post 12 July 2023

    Is free trade dead?

    By Michael Gasiorek.

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    The EU, China and the US are introducing policies seen by some as ‘protectionist’, and justified by climate change concerns, economic security, and/or supply chain resilience. The way we trade and what we want from trade is changing. Is free trade what it is cracked up to be, and where does UK trade policy fit into all this?

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