Regulatory momentum for an energy subsidies agreement in the wake of the fisheries subsidies agreement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12823924 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Gascoigne (0000-0002-2453-7844, Macquarie University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 381-401 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1567-9764 • E-ISSN: 1573-1553 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10784-025-09672-2 |
| OpenAlex | W4409893072 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 42 |
The recent conclusion of the Fisheries Subsidies Agreement under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) offers renewed hope and momentum for the possibility of concluding a similar sector-specific agreement concerning energy subsidies. Such a sector-specific agreement is critical in view of: (1) the lack of policy space currently available to WTO Members to carry out renewable energy projects; (2) perverse incentives that currently exist under the Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement to litigate renewable energy subsidies in preference to fossil fuel subsidies; and (3) the lack of a clear plan at the international level to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. The need for more policy space in order to promote renewable energy projects became clear in the panel and Appellate Body decisions in the Canada—Renewable Energy/Canada—Feed-in Tariff Program case in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Since then, there have been several proposals for law reform. This article will consider the advantages and disadvantages of each of these proposals before turning to consider why a sector-specific agreement to regulate energy subsidies under the auspices of the WTO would be the best solution
Agreement · Biology · Business · Economics · Fishery · Market economy · Mechanics · Momentum (technical analysis · Nature Conservation · Physics · Subsidy · Wake · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Ecology · Finance
Risk and the Regulation of Uncertainty in International Law
Trade Links
The Economics of Climate Change
Local Content and Sustainable Development in Global Energy Markets
Energy transitions and trade law
Seizing the opportunity
Fisheries Subsidies and the World Trade Organization
Unpacking the black box of ‘energy technology’
How Large Are Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Conclusion
Mainstreaming Environment and Development at the World Trade Organization? Fisheries Subsidies, the Politics of Rule-Making, and the Elusive 'Triple Win
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |