Climate Change: EU and Proposed U.S. Approaches to Carbon Leakage and WTO Implications

Parker, Larry ; Grimmett, Jeanne J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Global climate change;    Global warming;    Air pollution;   

RP-ID  :  R40914
RP-ID  :  R40914_2010Apr12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses climate change and issues related to carbon leakage by examining the European Union's (EU's) cap-and-trade program with a review and analysis of various EU efforts to address the concerns of energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries.Additionally, it considers similar provisions enacted or proposed by the U.S.and analyzes potential World Trade Organization (WTO) implications in relation to U.S. trade agreements.