The WTO and Green Subsidies: Legal Tensions in the Climate Transition
WTOとグリーン補助金：気候移行期における法的緊張 (AI 翻訳)
Ju Yuyue
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日本語
本論文は、気候政策におけるグリーン補助金の重要性とWTO法の貿易歪曲防止原則との緊張関係を分析。WTOルールは気候固有の懸念に十分対応しておらず、政府は再生可能エネルギー促進にあたり法的課題に直面していると指摘。将来のガバナンスでは貿易ルールと気候政策の整合性向上が必要と論じる。
English
This paper examines the tension between green subsidies for climate transition and WTO subsidy rules. It argues that existing WTO regulations are based on traditional trade criteria and provide limited accommodation for climate-specific concerns, creating a structural mismatch between trade fairness and climate urgency. Future governance requires better alignment between trade rules and climate policy objectives.
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日本のGX文脈において
日本政府はGX推進のため様々な補助金を導入しており、WTOルールとの整合性は実務上重要な課題。本論文は国際貿易法の観点から補助金設計の留意点を示しており、日本企業・政策担当者が国際的な法的枠組みを理解する上で参考になる。
In the global GX context
This paper provides a legal analysis of how WTO rules constrain green subsidies, a critical issue as governments increasingly use fiscal measures to accelerate decarbonization. It highlights the need for international trade law to evolve in parallel with climate policy, relevant to ongoing debates in the WTO and forums like the TCFD/ISSB discussions on transition finance.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Scholars in trade law and climate policy will find a clear framing of the legal tensions and a call for regulatory alignment.
🏛政策担当者:Trade and climate policymakers should note the structural mismatch identified and consider how to design green subsidies that minimize trade distortion while achieving climate goals.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Green subsidies have become an essential instrument of climate policy, supporting decarbonisation, technological innovation, and the transition to cleaner production. Yet under WTO law, these measures may also distort markets by affecting prices, competition, and trade flows. This paper examines the tension between climate objectives and subsidy discipline within the WTO framework. It argues that existing WTO rules regulate green subsidies through traditional trade based criteria, but provide only limited adaptation for climate specific concerns. As a result, governments seeking to promote renewable energy and low carbon industries must navigate a legal system that is designed to prevent trade distortion rather than to facilitate climate mitigation. The analysis shows that the conflict reflects a deeper structural mismatch between trade fairness and climate urgency. While WTO law remains important in preventing disguised protectionism, it does not fully resolve the regulatory challenges posed by green subsidies. Future governance will therefore require better alignment between trade rules and climate policy objectives.
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