Climate Change and Security
Trump’s Trade Strategy Points the Way to a U.S. Carbon Tariff
As the White House’s tariffs on steel and aluminum have shown, a U.S. president has all the authority he or she needs to impose a carbon border tax.
Todd N. Tucker is a political scientist and director of governance studies at the Roosevelt Institute and Roosevelt Forward.
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As the White House’s tariffs on steel and aluminum have shown, a U.S. president has all the authority he or she needs to impose a carbon border tax.
A group of steel importers filed the latest challenge to the Trump administration's steel tariffs on June 27 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The suit, filed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) and two member companies at the U.S. Court of International Trade, seeks a declaratory judgment from a special three-member panel.
On April 2, China hit back against the Trump administration’s recently announced steel tariffs, announcing duties on 128 different U.S. products.