1. „ MES and China – from an environmental viewpoint“
Lutz Ribbe
CCMI debate, Brussels april 5, 2016

2. end of 2015
52 different anti-dumping measures for imports from China, 1,35% of all imports (value)
Solar-panels: nearly 50%
Iron, steel and ceramics

3. end of 2015
Mainly effected jobs in Italie, Germany, Spain, France, Portugal and Poland
(79% of the directly effected jobs) …
… indirect effect (just 1 of 6 jobs in the PV sector is linked to the production of panels)
The boom of PV in Europe happens because of cheap panels  

5. problems overcapacity (steel sector) what is „overcapacity“?
(we do produce more cars in Germany than we can sell on our market)
Baosteel Shanghai > all eastern european steel producer together
unfair trade practises
what is fair and what in unfair?

6. concentration on energy subsidies
Direct subsidies
Tax reduction
Indirect subsidies

7. Subsidies Rio +20: Stopp environmental harmful subsidies
Internalisation of external costs
(f.e.: ETS, see also EESC opinion NAT 620)

10. Internationale Währungsfonds
$/ year $/ day $/ hour
100 Mrd $ climate fund = the money spend each and every week on energy subsidies

19. Energiesubventionen in der EU
$/ year
$/ day
$/ hour

20. subsidies much too high in China but too high in Europe too
How to deal with that? See NAT 620 “Market based instruments”

21. What going on in China? ETS System: discussion in Paris (COP 21)
Reduction in use of coal: -7% past 2 years
Development of „green energy“

29. China World leader in renewable energy sources …
… Europe wants to be No. 1 worldwide (Juncker)
Energy storage/ E-mobility: China and USA
Carbon leakage versus low-carbon leakage