Publications
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Biofuels Reform in the European Union: Why New ILUC Rules will Reinforce the WTO Inconsistency of EU Biofuels Policy
This paper takes stock of the proposals by the European Commission and members of the European Parliament to amend the Renewable Energy Directive...
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Solar Panels, Telecommunication Equipment – and the “Modernisation” of EU Trade Defence Policy
Can trade defence instruments like anti-dumping and anti-subsidy/countervailing duties be smartly used to counter government subsidies distorting the...
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Mixing Apples and Oranges: The Limitations of Trade Policy in Mitigating Climate Change
One of the latest trends among policymakers is to combine trade policy with environmental objectives. International trade can facilitate the...
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On Camels and the Making of EU Biofuels Policy
A camel, it is said, is a horse designed by a committee. It is certainly tempting to draw a parallel to the European Union’s biofuels policy and...
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The Rising Trend of Green Protectionism: Biofuels and the European Union
This paper surveys and discusses the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) in the European Union and its compatibility with EU obligations in the World...