The Dialectics

The “Green Protectionism” Era: Is Climate Policy Becoming the New Trade War

How the developed nations use green and climate policy as tariffs to promote their protectionism

The worldwide effort to decarbonize is no longer limited to climate summits, diplomacy, or scientific urgency. It has invaded the sector where great-power rivalries are most fiercely contested: commerce. As governments compete to establish green businesses, acquire crucial minerals, and defend domestic manufacturing, climate policy is evolving into the language of a new trade conflict. […]