Assessing the Options

The report evaluates 22 trade-related policy options to support climate action, categorising them into general trade system support, border carbon adjustments, and fossil fuel subsidy reform, while assessing their political feasibility across short, medium, and long-term horizons.

• The report identifies 22 policy options to support climate goals, divided into three categories: general trade system support for climate action, the implementation of border carbon adjustments (BCAs), and the reform or phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies.
• The analysis evaluates the political feasibility of these trade options across three distinct timeframes: short term (under five years), medium term (five to ten years), and long term (over ten years).
• The report notes that implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) may require domestic policy overhauls with significant trade effects, including the use of carbon pricing, technical standards for low-carbon products, and the reduction of tariffs on environmental goods and services.

APA

Climate Strategies (2018). Assessing the Options. https://climatestrategies.org/publication/assessing-the-options/

Chicago

Climate Strategies. Assessing the Options. 2018. https://climatestrategies.org/publication/assessing-the-options/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatestrategies2018assessing, author = {{Climate Strategies}}, title = {{Assessing the Options}}, institution = {Climate Strategies}, year = {2018}, month = jul, url = {https://climatestrategies.org/publication/assessing-the-options/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }