In this discussion, Amy Myers-Jaffe, Director at NYU's Energy, Climate Justice Lab, and Dan Esty, Yale's Environmental Law and Policy Professor, dive into the intersection of global trade and the clean energy transition. Dan highlights how international trade rules can foster environmental standards, enabling a collaborative shift to decarbonization. They scrutinize China's solar and EV production dominance and its implications for global trade. Lastly, they explore the necessity of equitable sustainability strategies to mitigate competitive disadvantages in the clean energy market.
