European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): Legal challenges and opportunities for Uganda’s export trade under the World Trade Organization legal framework
| dc.contributor.author | Thomas Aquinas Mugisha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-26T07:13:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-26T07:13:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-05-25 | |
| dc.description | Undergraduate | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study looks at how the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism affects Uganda which is a poor country. The European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is a deal for Uganda because it is, at the centre of two important things: international trade and climate change rules. The European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is changing how these two things work together. The first part of this study explains what the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is and why it is important for Uganda. It talks about the problems that Uganda might face because of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and how Uganda can deal with these problems. The second part of this study looks at how Uganda does business with countries and how it can follow the rules of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Uganda does not send goods that are covered by the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism directly to the European Union but it does send goods to other countries in Africa that then send them to the European Union. This means that Uganda is still affected by the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Uganda also has some problems with measuring carbon emissions and making sure that it is following the rules of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. The third part of this study looks at the laws that govern the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. It talks about how the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism might not be fair to countries like Uganda that are still developing. The European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has to follow the rules of the World Trade Organization, which says that countries cannot discriminate against each other. The last part of this study summarizes what I found out and gives some advice to Uganda. Uganda needs to work with countries in Africa and with the European Union to make sure that it can follow the rules of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Uganda also needs to measure its carbon emissions and make sure that it is following the rules of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. The European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is a challenge for Uganda. It can also be an opportunity for Uganda to develop its economy and reduce its carbon emissions. Uganda should be proactive. Work with the European Union and the World Trade Organization to make sure that it can benefit from the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/3304 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Uganda Christian University | |
| dc.title | European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): Legal challenges and opportunities for Uganda’s export trade under the World Trade Organization legal framework | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |