Policy Guidance for US GHG Tax Legislation and Regulation: Border Tax Adjustments for Products of Energy-Intensive, Trade-Exposed and Other Industries

Brian Flannery, Jennifer A. Hillman, Jan Mares and Matthew C. Porterfield
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No 20-15, RFF Reports from Resources for the Future

Abstract: Because many nations participate in trade of GHG-intensive products with the United States, implementing border tax adjustments (BTAs) will require a significant, ongoing administrative effort. Based on decades of experience reporting GHG emissions from facilities, we believe the effort to be feasible. A key administrative challenge will be to allocate emissions from facilities to the GHG-intensive products they produce. In a companion Framework report, we describe procedures, based on a proposed GHG-index (GGI), to determine BTAs compatible with World Trade Organization (WTO) obligations. However, today, relevant, information and procedures are not yet available in an authorized form to determine BTAs, and no federal agency has the capacity or authority to implement BTAs.

Date: 2020-10-23
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