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The Effects of Domestic Climate Change Measures on International Competitiveness

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dc.contributor.authorKee, Hiau Looi
dc.contributor.authorMa, Hong
dc.contributor.authorMani, Muthukumara
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:39:56Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:39:56Z
dc.date.issued2010-05-01
dc.description.abstractUnder the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized countries (called Annex I countries) have to reduce their combined emissions to 5 percent below 1990 levels in the first commitment period of 2008-12. Efforts to reduce emissions to meet Kyoto targets and beyond have raised issues of competitiveness in countries that are implementing these policies, as well as fear of leakage of carbon-intensive industries to non-implementing countries. This has also led to proposals for tariff or border tax adjustments to offset any adverse impact of capping carbon dioxide emissions. This paper examines the implications of climate change policies such as carbon tax and energy efficiency standards on competitiveness across industries, as well as issues related to leakage, if any, of carbon-intensive industries to developing countries. Although competitiveness issues have been much debated in the context of carbon taxation policies, the study finds no evidence that the energy intensive industries competitiveness is affected by carbon taxes. In fact, the analysis suggests that exports of most energy-intensive industries increase when a carbon tax is imposed by the exporting countries, or by both importing and exporting countries. This finding gives credence to the initial assumption that recycling the taxes back to the energy-intensive industries by means of subsidies and exemptions may be overcompensating for the disadvantage to those industries. There is, however, no conclusive evidence that supports relocation (leakage) of carbon-intensive industries to developing countries due to stringent climate change policies.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5309
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3794
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.isnodouble5763
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5309
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON TAX
dc.subjectCARBON TAXES
dc.subjectCEMENT INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCHEMICALS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES
dc.subjectELECTRICAL MACHINERY
dc.subjectEMISSION ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARD
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
dc.subjectENERGY INTENSIVE
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectPAPER PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.titleThe Effects of Domestic Climate Change Measures on International Competitivenessen
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5309
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okr.region.administrativeWorld
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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