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The Federal Coal Leasing Program As An Actionable Subsidy Under International Trade Law, Jackson Erpenbach
The Federal Coal Leasing Program As An Actionable Subsidy Under International Trade Law, Jackson Erpenbach
Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is often criticized for standing in the way of responses to climate change. Restrictions on domestic renewable energy subsidies under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement) have drawn particular disfavor. But critics overlook the role that the SCM Agreement can play in similarly disciplining domestic fossil fuel subsidies. This Note demonstrates that potential role by focusing on one prominent fossil fuel subsidy in the United States: The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) coal leasing program on federal lands. The program is an actionable subsidy under the SCM Agreement because it provides coal …
Brexit And The Wto: What Happens Next, Andrea Xu
Brexit And The Wto: What Happens Next, Andrea Xu
Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law
In the summer of 2016, the United Kingdom (the “UK”) announced its decision to leave the European Union (the “EU”). This decision, more commonly known as “Brexit,” subsequently stirred British politics, which included Theresa May replacing David Cameron as Prime Minister. Brexit created a unique situation in European and global politics, and instigated a discussion among politicians, academics, economists, and the likes about how the UK will leave the EU and Brexit’s implications in the UK, Europe, and the world as a whole.
This Note analyzes one specific aspect of Brexit: the administrative procedures the UK must undergo to establish …