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  • Blog post 24 June 2024

    The Latest EU Procurement Policy May Green Supply Chains

    By Xinyan Zhao.

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    Summary CITP publication

    This blog looks at how new EU regulations contribute (or not) to sustainable public procurement and help to promote a green global recovery.

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  • Academic Paper 26 October 2023

    Sustainable Public Procurement: A Knight Guarding the Global Green Recovery in the Post-Pandemic Era?

    By Xinyan Zhao.

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    Summary CITP publication

    This paper looks at sustainable public procurement: how the rules have emerged and evolved, the policy space they give governments to engage in sustainable public procurement and implications for the global green recovery in the post-pandemic era.

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  • Briefing Paper 28 September 2023

    Introduction to the Windsor Framework

    By Xinyan Zhao and Michael Gasiorek et al.

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    Summary CITP publication

    This Briefing Paper provides a detailed explanation of the operation of the Windsor Framework’s green and red lanes and analyses the impact of the Windsor Framework on Northern Ireland’s firms.

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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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    Summary CITP publication

    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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    Summary CITP publication

    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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  • Briefing Paper 30 March 2023

    The Stormont Brake – What Can We Learn from the Swiss–EU Relationship?

    By Xinyan Zhao.

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    Summary CITP publication

    This Briefing Paper reflects on the Windsor Framework and the Stormont Brake, drawing on the sovereignty issues in the Swiss-EU relationship as a means for comparison.

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