carbon leakage
Carbon leakage refers to the situation when environmental regulations meant to reduce carbon emissions in one country result in the transfer of production, and therefore emissions, to another country with less stringent regulations or environmental standards, ultimately offsetting the intended environmental benefits.
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Related Concepts (21)
- assessing and measuring carbon leakage
- border carbon adjustments (bca)
- carbon leakage and international trade
- carbon leakage and its implications for developing countries
- carbon leakage and the competitiveness of domestic industries
- carbon leakage and the effectiveness of climate change agreements
- carbon leakage and the role of multinational corporations
- carbon leakage and the transition to a low-carbon economy
- carbon leakage in the context of emissions trading systems
- carbon leakage mitigation strategies
- carbon market
- carbon pricing
- economic implications of carbon leakage
- impacts of carbon leakage on climate change policies
- international carbon markets
- international carbon pricing agreements
- optimal carbon price levels
- policy responses to prevent carbon leakage
- regional disparities and carbon leakage
- sector-specific analysis of carbon leakage risks
- technological solutions to address carbon leakage