El apoyo a las energías renovables a la luz del Sistema Mundial de Comercio. El rol de los Acuerdos de la Organización Mundial de Comercio en permitir el desarrollo de proyectos de energías renovables
Authors
Alamiro Andrés Alfaro Zepeda
Universidad de Atacama
The development of renewable energy projects is crucial to address many issues, from climate change to social and environmental demands. However, policies encouraging theses project may face resistance among WTO members, being contested under WTO panels. Different WTO member’s policies have been impugned regarding the so-called local requirements. Recent developments in the Appellate Body reports have shown that green policies or the support of renewable energy is compatible with the WTO law, directly or even under the general exceptions of the Article XX of the GATT. Nonetheless, the inclusion of national content requirements to access subsidies or benefits for renewable energy project are not allowed. Indeed, such measures violate the national treatment principle, one of the core principles of the world trading system.
Keywords:
Renewable energy, energy projects, WTO, WTO Agreements, GATT, energy
Author Biography
Alamiro Andrés Alfaro Zepeda, Universidad de Atacama
JD Universidad de Atacama, Chile; Master of Energy and Resources Law, University of Melbourne; Secretario abogado, Primer Juzgado de Policía Local de Copiapó.
Alfaro Zepeda, A. A. (2017). El apoyo a las energías renovables a la luz del Sistema Mundial de Comercio. El rol de los Acuerdos de la Organización Mundial de Comercio en permitir el desarrollo de proyectos de energías renovables. Revista Tribuna Internacional, 6(12). https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-482X.2017.48018
