Chinese renewable energy and technology policies
Chinese renewable energy and technology policies : Legal compatibility with WTO rules & Economic interactions with other countries’ climate and industrial policies / Emmanuel Guérin; Joseph Schiavo. Idées pour le débat, n°2, IDDRI, 2011. 18 p.
Une analyse des politiques chinoises en matière d’énergies renouvelables, à la lumière de la plainte déposée à l’OMC par les États-Unis concernant les aides chinoises en faveur de l’industrie éolienne, d’une part, dans le contexte des politiques climatiques et industrielles à l’échelle internationale, d’autre part. (© IDDRI)
Chinese renewable energy and technology policies are under the spotlight. The United States Trade Representative accused China of violating WTO rules, and formally filed a complaint with the WTO on 22 December 2010, contesting a specific subsidy to wind power manufacturing. The United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with China, and if these consultations fail, a Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) will be formed to resolve the dispute. The purpose of this paper is not, though, to guess what the findings and conclusions of the DSB will be before it submits its final report, nor is it to say what these should be…. more (© IDDRI)