9 July 2014
Publication | Ukraine - The United Nations Observer
Article written by Volodymyr Matenchuk in The United Nations Observer.
Local Content Requirement Reconsidered: the Case of Developing Countries
Starting from 2010, different support policies for production of equipment of renewable generators became sources of controversies at the WTO. A few ideas of reconciliation of the WTO rules with environmental objective of increasing renewable energy installations and equipment production, such as a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement (SETA), have been proposed recently. In this regard, it should be explored if there is a case for a special treatment of developing countries under the SETA.