Topics
1.    The political economy of carbon pricing: distributional impact, competitiveness and impact on industry, public acceptance and communication, institutional capacity and governance
2.    Border carbon adjustments (BCA): their rationale, design and implementation, and analysis of their economic impact on third countries. 

Objectives
•    Strengthen understanding of political economy dynamics shaping carbon pricing, share country experiences on barriers and opportunities, and explore strategies to build political support and address distributional concerns.
•    Disseminate and discuss available knowledge among members regarding the rationale, design and implementation of BCAs, the mechanics of existing and planned BCAs, and tools and methods to evaluate the impact of a BCA on trading partners, and share country experiences in designing and implementing BCAs and, for trading partners, in determining the most appropriate policy response.

Priority Outputs for 2026-2027
•    Political Economy of Carbon Pricing Webinar Series
•    BCA Webinar Series
•    Ministerial roundtable on BCAs