Fighting against climate change and for fair trade: finding the EU''s
In September 2012, the European Commission announced the launch of an anti-dumping (AD) investigation into solar photovoltaic cells, wafers and modules imported from China. The case covered a trade value estimated at €21 billion in 2011, or roughly 4.8% of Chinese exports to the EU.
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Real challenges behind the EU–China PV trade dispute settlement
This article addresses the implications and remaining challenges behind the seemingly happy ending of the recent EU–China trade dispute on solar products. First, the EU''s choice of a specific trade defence measure – anti-dumping – was based on shaky arguments. Second, further trade disputes on green goods are very likely, in particular because China is
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Solar power: Europe attempts to get out of China''s shadow
At the annual gathering of Europe''s solar power lobby in Brussels this month, industry executives celebrated the rapid rollout of panels across the region after the retreat from Russian gas.
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The impact of green trade barriers on China''s photovoltaic
Data from the General Administration of Customs showed that in the past decade, China''s total exports of photovoltaic products such as silicon wafers, photovoltaic cells and photovoltaic modules ranked first in the world, climbing from US $233 billion in 2012 to US $51.25 billion in 2002, breaking through US $50 billion for the first time, hitting a record high.
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Fighting against climate change and for fair trade: finding the EU''s
In September 2012, the European Commission announced the launch of an anti-dumping (AD) investigation into solar photovoltaic cells, wafers and modules imported from
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Domestic Politics and US-China Trade Disputes over Renewable Energy
In this article I draw on the two-level game approach to analyze the influence of domestic politics on US-China trade disputes in alternative energy, especially in solar energy. I suggest that the difficulty Washington faces in getting China to address market access barriers in alternative energy needs to be viewed in light of both the coalitional dynamics in the United
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Fighting against climate change and for fair trade: finding the EU''s
In September 2012, the European Commission announced the launch of an anti-dumping (AD) investigation into solar photovoltaic cells, wafers and modules imported from China. The case covered a trade value estimated at €21 billion in 2011, or roughly 4.8% of Chinese exports to the EU. It was thus ''the most significant anti-dumping complaint the European
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China-EU solar panel trade dispute: Rhetoric versus
This week, the European Commission will almost certainly impose substantial interim tariffs on solar panels that it believes Chinese firms are dumping in the EU. This column explores the recent history of this case,
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(PDF) Trade Protectionism & China''s International
PDF | On Mar 1, 2022, Ridoan Karim and others published Trade Protectionism & China''s International Trade Disputes: Renewable Energy Perspectives | Find, read and cite all the research you need
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A glance into the Sino-EU solar panel dispute
As a result of a quickly developing renewable energy industry, the Chinese government started challenging EU pioneering roles in the production of photovoltaic modules and components,
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The politics of renewable energy trade: The US-China solar dispute
While the US and China cooperated in renewable energy development, since 2011 the countries have engaged in a protracted and major trade dispute in the solar photovoltaics industry. We propose that the US government''s decision to impose, and then expand, tariffs on a number of Chinese solar producers can be explained though a model of
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International Trade Disputes over Renewable Energy—the Case of
To achieve the aim of the study we explore in detail the WTO trade disputes over photovoltaic (PV) products, which occurred in the years 2007–2018. The products covered by the analysis were solar modules and cells classified under the HS code 854140. In our research we also used measures of descriptive statistics, hierarchical cluster
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China, EU settle solar panel dispute
European Union and Chinese negotiators reached an agreement to curb EU imports of solar panels from China in exchange for exempting the shipments from punitive tariffs. "Reaching a consensus is positive and has a quite good outcome", Lian Rui, an analyst at NPD Solarbuzz in Beijing said today by phone.
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EU-China Solar Panels Trade Dispute: Settlement and challenges
In July 2013, the EU and China settled the solar panel dispute. This paper analyses the settlement of the trade dispute between the EU and China. The author addresses the challenges for the EU and argues that a less divided EU would be more effective for future trade negotiations as both sides recognize that it is important to
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EU-China Solar Panels Trade Dispute: Settlement and challenges
Since the EU is China''s largest trading partner and China is the EU''s second largest partner, both parties decided to settle the dispute through negotiations instead of starting a trade war. In July 2013, the EU and China the solar panel settled dispute. This paper analyses the settlement of
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EU-China Solar Panels Trade Dispute: Settlement and
In July 2013, the EU and China settled the solar panel dispute. This paper analyses the settlement of the trade dispute between the EU and China. The author addresses the challenges for the EU and argues that a less
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A glance into the Sino-EU solar panel dispute
As a result of a quickly developing renewable energy industry, the Chinese government started challenging EU pioneering roles in the production of photovoltaic modules and components, capturing more than 80% of the European market in less than six years. This allegedly led forty European solar product firms to insolvency between 2009 and 2012.
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International Trade Disputes over Renewable
Share of analyzed countries in total exports and concentration of world''s photovoltaic panels exports in 2007-2018. Source: own elaboration based on the ITC Trade Map [84].
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EU-China Solar Panels Trade Dispute: Settlement and challenges
Since the EU is China''s largest trading partner and China is the EU''s second largest partner, both parties decided to settle the dispute through negotiations instead of starting a trade war. In July 2013, the EU and China the solar panel settled dispute. This paper analyses the settlement of the trade dispute between the EU and China. The
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Resolving the EU-China solar panels trade dispute
In 2012, the European Commission launched an antidumping investigation into solar photovoltaic cells, wafers and modules imported from China. This covered a trade value estimated at 21 billion euros in 2011, or
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China, EU settle solar panel dispute
China''s high-level communication played a key role in solving the China-EU photovoltaic trade dispute quickly as the dispute has thus been highlighted. On the other hand, however, it reflects the
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State of global solar energy market: Overview, China''s role,
Renewable sources of energy include wind, solar, hydropower, and others. According to IRENA''s 2021 global energy transition perspective, the 36.9 Gt CO 2 annual emission reduction by 2050 is possible if the six technological avenues of energy transition components are followed; those include onshore and offshore wind energy, solar PV,
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restrict rather than promote market competition. The EU-China solar photovoltaic (PV) trade dispute is another embodiment of the deepening and extensive association of trade and
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The politics of renewable energy trade: The US-China solar dispute
While the US and China cooperated in renewable energy development, since 2011 the countries have engaged in a protracted and major trade dispute in the solar
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The EU-China Solar Panel Dispute
This chapter examines the EU-China solar panel dispute, the largest trade defense investigation ever done by DG Trade. This chapter first provides background
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restrict rather than promote market competition. The EU-China solar photovoltaic (PV) trade dispute is another embodiment of the deepening and extensive association of trade and climate management. Linkages between climate change and trade give rise to a range of issues that must be addressed in a
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China, EU settle solar panel dispute
European Union and Chinese negotiators reached an agreement to curb EU imports of solar panels from China in exchange for exempting the shipments from punitive
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Resolving the EU-China solar panels trade dispute
In 2012, the European Commission launched an antidumping investigation into solar photovoltaic cells, wafers and modules imported from China. This covered a trade value estimated at 21 billion euros in 2011, or roughly 4.8 per cent of Chinese exports to the EU.
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The EU-China Solar Panel Dispute
This chapter examines the EU-China solar panel dispute, the largest trade defense investigation ever done by DG Trade. This chapter first provides background information about the European...
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China-EU solar panel trade dispute: Rhetoric versus reality
This week, the European Commission will almost certainly impose substantial interim tariffs on solar panels that it believes Chinese firms are dumping in the EU. This column explores the recent history of this case, including public clashes not only between the Commission and China but also between EU member states and Brussels. What
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Are US and China negotiating a trade dispute in solar photovoltaics?
While the US and China cooperated in renewable energy development, since 2011 the countries have engaged in a protracted and major trade dispute in the solar photovoltaics industry.
How did the EU and China settle the solar panel dispute?
Since the EU is China’s largest trading partner and China is the EU’s second largest partner, both parties decided to settle the dispute through negotiations instead of starting a trade war. In July 2013, the EU and China settled the solar panel dispute. This paper analyses the settlement of the trade dispute between the EU and China.
What is the US-China solar dispute?
The US-China solar dispute is thus the outcome of competition between protectionist and free trade coalitions of firms and policymakers within a given institutional setting. The structure of US trade law supported the influence of the protectionist alliance.
What is the solar PV trade dispute?
Historically, renewable energy industries formed unified advocacy coalitions (Meckling et al., 2015). An important feature of the solar PV trade dispute, however, is the division of the solar industry into protectionist and free trade advocacy coalitions in response to the rise in imports from China.
Why is the solar panel Anti-Dumping case a major trade dispute?
Therefore, the escalation of the solar panel anti-dumping case into a major trade dispute, which highlighted both the possible contradiction between the promotion of strategic industrial interests and the pursuit of common global climate goals, and the inadequacy of trade law to resolve it, attracted unprecedented attention.
Are Chinese solar panels dumping in the EU?
This week, the European Commission will almost certainly impose substantial interim tariffs on solar panels that it believes Chinese firms are dumping in the EU. This column explores the recent history of this case, including public clashes not only between the Commission and China but also between EU member states and Brussels.
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