Quick, Reinhard --- "The Debate Continues: Are Border Adjustments of Emission Trading Schemes a Means to Protect the Climate or are they ‘Naked’ Protectionism?" [2011] ELECD 773; in Govaere, Inge; Quick, Reinhard; Bronckers, Marco (eds), "Trade and Competition Law in the EU and Beyond" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011)

Book Title: Trade and Competition Law in the EU and Beyond

Editor(s): Govaere, Inge; Quick, Reinhard; Bronckers, Marco

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857935663

Section: Chapter 6

Section Title: The Debate Continues: Are Border Adjustments of Emission Trading Schemes a Means to Protect the Climate or are they ‘Naked’ Protectionism?

Author(s): Quick, Reinhard

Number of pages: 25

Extract:

6. The debate continues: are border
adjustments of emission trading
schemes a means to protect the
climate or are they
`naked' protectionism?
Reinhard Quick*

I have known Jacques for many years and always admired his intellectual
curiosity and his enthusiasm, which go far beyond his professional activi-
ties. Over the years I had the privilege of discovering his manifold interests
during lively and enriching conversations amongst colleagues and friends
in professional meetings, as well as in the private gatherings of the `Cercle
Bourgeois'. It is a pleasure for me to honour Jacques with this contribution.



6.1 INTRODUCTION: THE EXTENSION OF ETS
TO IMPORTS

Trade and climate change has been the subject of an intense political
and academic debate in the last few years.1 At the heart of the debate
are unilateral trade measures against `climate sinners'. Supporters of
these measures consider them necessary for reasons of fairness.2 The

*
The views expressed in this chapter are those of the author.
1
For an overview see Hufbauer, G., Charnovitz, S., Kim, J., Global Warming
and the World Trading System, Washington, Peterson Institute for International
Economics, 2009; or Cottier, T., Nartova, O., Bigdeli, S. (eds), International Trade
Regulation and the Mitigation of Climate Change, Cambridge, Cambridge Univer-
sity Press, 2009; see also WTO/UNEP Report on Trade and Climate Change,
Geneva, 2009, available at www.wto.org.
2
In a letter to Commission President Barroso in April 2010, President Sarkozy
of France and Prime Minister Berlusconi of Italy asked the ...