IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022
Room 211, Level 2
Session information
Carbon border levies: impact on supply chains and compliance with international trade rules
Wednesday 2 November (1615 - 1730)
Room 211, Level 2
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Committee(s)
International Trade and Customs Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
The European Union and a growing list of countries are working on carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAM) aimed at taxing emissions imbedded in imported products. The avowed purpose of these schemes is to accelerate the decarbonation of domestic industries, while protecting their competitiveness against imports of products that are not subject to the same emission reduction constraints. Four leading expects in their field will review and compare the main features of some of these schemes and discuss their impact on developing countries, as well as their effectiveness in contributing to the fight against climate change.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Eric Emerson | Steptoe + Johnson, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Turenna Ramirez-Ortiz | Holland & Knight, Mexico City, Mexico; Co-Chair, International Trade and Customs Law Committee |
Speakers
| Professor Rakesh Raj Bhala | University of Kansas Law School, Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Aaron Cosbey | Intl Institute for Sustainable Development, Rossland, British Columbia, Canada |
| Adebayo Majekolagbe | Marine and Environmental Law Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Yves Melin | Cassidy Levy Kent (Europe), Brussels, Belgium; Secretary-Treasurer, International Trade and Customs Law Committee |