Policy Case Study -- Food Labeling: Climate for Sustainable Growth

Cosbey, Aaron; Marcu, Andrei; Belis, David; Stoefs, Wijnand; Tuokko, Katja

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2696716

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“…In the longer run, some markets may become dominated by goods that meet the low-carbon standards set out by buyers. The market for cocoa is an instructive analogy; given the small number of global buyers, and their respective commitments, some foresee a global market that will increasingly be hard to contest for producers that do not follow voluntary sustainability standards (Cosbey, 2015).…”

Section: Private Sector Climate-related Trade Measuresmentioning

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Climate-Related Trade Measures: Assessing Impacts for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Cosbey¹,

Vogt-Schilb²

2023

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There is a growing wave of concern for the embodied carbon in traded goods. One manifestation of that concern is large economies such as the USA and the European Union enacting climate-related trade measures, including border carbon adjustment. This paper reviews more than ten climate-related trade measures that are currently enacted or under discussion globally and five initiatives from large companies to source low-carbon inputs. It then assesses Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Perus vulnerability to trade restrictions, based on estimated greenhouse gas intensity of their exported goods (using an input-output analysis) relative to other global producers, and an exposure analysis that assesses the likelihood that current importers of these products might implement climate-related trade measures. Finally, it reviews existing scenarios of global oil, natural gas and coal demand, and asks what they mean for fossil fuel exports from these countries. Agricultural goods stand out as vulnerable, as they are the main driver of deforestation and associated emissions. The most serious threat is the vulnerability of fossil fuel exports, primarily crude oil and gas, which dominate the four countries current exports. The paper exposes recommendations in terms of diversifying the economy away from fossil fuels and preparing exporters to comply with emerging climate-related trade restrictions.

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Section: Private Sector Climate-related Trade Measuresmentioning

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Climate-Related Trade Measures: Assessing Impacts for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Cosbey¹,

Vogt-Schilb²

2023

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“…Въвеждането на производствени стандарти, които да отразяват въглеродния отпечатък на продукта, обаче не е еднозначно, тъй като все още няма единна методология за калкулиране и отчитане на въглеродното съдържание, което предполага, че при оценката на еднородни стоки могат да се получат драстични различия. 13 Това създава възможност да възникне проблем в търговската практика при сравняване и отчитане на конкурентоспособността, основана на екологосъобразността на стоките, което може да доведе и до включване на подвеждаща информация в етикетирането им (Cosbey, 2015).…”

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The agreements of the Paris conference on the control of climate changes and the impact on international trade

Gorcheva¹

2017

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Climate change is a challenge to the socio-economic development of all humanity, requiring a global effort to address the issues at stake. Awareness of these ideas underpins the agreements reached at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Alongside the agreed mechanisms and means to comply with binding decisions, governments are using and implementing a rich arsenal of means and mechanisms based on international trade and investment to contribute to substantial greenhouse gas reductions. In this regard, the interplay between the development of environmentally sound business activities based on new technologies and standards, and the operation of trade and investment measures through which solutions are generated within the framework of international trade in goods is explored. A general picture of atmospheric pollution is presented. A retrospective analysis is made, describing the efforts made to curb the negative effects in previous conferences.

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Policy Case Study -- Food Labeling: Climate for Sustainable Growth

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Climate-Related Trade Measures: Assessing Impacts for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Climate-Related Trade Measures: Assessing Impacts for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

The agreements of the Paris conference on the control of climate changes and the impact on international trade

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