Very pleased that the article on net-zero subsidies that I co-authored with @f_clora is now published open access in @JIEL_OUP - thread (1) @LSELaw
https://t.co/VgUmiMKnR3
Spot on (as always) by @snlester - defining beggar-thy-neighbour policies creates more problems than it solves, the concept of protectionism is key. @f_clora and I took the same view in our analysis of trade-distorting and protectionist/discriminatory IRA subsidies in @JIEL_OUP
Coming up on Tuesday 15 October: Ignacio Bercero, former Director at the European Commission, talks on 'Trade, Geopolitics and Climate' at @LSELaw 6.30pm Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE #climatechange#netzero#politics#trade https://t.co/0bsl13dgBM
Very pleased that the article on net-zero subsidies that I co-authored with @f_clora is now published open access in @JIEL_OUP - thread (1) @LSELaw
https://t.co/VgUmiMKnR3
On this basis, we categorise net-zero subsidies in three groups and develop specific arguments on the extent to which they should be justifiable, countervailable and actionable (6)
Bold move by China
"China Files WTO Complaint Against U.S. Over Electric-Vehicle Subsidies: Beijing is challenging the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which it calls discriminatory"
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https://t.co/PNQFwtEDjF
This is why I believe that the equivalence procedure potentially poses risks, and I am very pleased that my evidence has resulted in a recommendation from @HLIntAgreements (16/end)
I am very pleased to see that the @HLIntAgreements scrutiny report on #CPTPP has drawn on my oral and written evidence and has called on the Government to clarify its approach to the equivalence provisions in CPTPP @LSELaw@LSEPublicPolicy@LSEpoliticsblog - (long) thread (1)
The International Agreements Committee broadly welcomes the accession of the UK to CPTPP. However, it remains to be seen whether the Government's intended trade and geopolitical beliefs will materialise.
Read our report today : https://t.co/R8jZqSv0kl