While World Trade Organization rules do not provide explicitly for carbon-related border fee arrangements such as a carbon border adjustment…
September 20, 2023
This week on Facing the Future, a welcome respite from talk of the debt ceiling crisis to focus on an interesting…
May 24, 2023
The European Union is ushering in a new era of international trade that could help rein in climate change. Lawmakers…
May 17, 2023
Four senators — two Democratic, two Republican — plan to unveil proposals in coming weeks that would slap a tariff…
May 16, 2023
On both sides of Capitol Hill, there is budding interest in implementing taxes on carbon-intensive goods that enter the U.S.,…
April 12, 2023
A bipartisan group of senators and staffers met with NGOs on Thursday morning to talk about carbon tariffs. The discussions…
March 16, 2023
This summer, a political miracle occurred. Against powerful opposition and long odds, despite being written off by pundits, and by…
November 4, 2022
With climate stakeholders scrambling in the wake of the Supreme Court decision on West Virginia v. EPA at the end…
July 7, 2022
The world’s first carbon border fee was always expected to roil nations that export their emissions through polluting goods. Now…
June 16, 2022
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative believes trade tools offer significant untapped potential for reducing global emissions and plans…
May 11, 2022