China launches DSB consultations with U.S. over state-level energy programs

China this week launched World Trade Organization dispute settlement consultations with the U.S. over a slew of state-level renewable energy programs it claims run afoul of Washington’s commitments in Geneva. Beijing, in an Aug. 14 consultation request , cites state-level incentive programs in California, Michigan and Washington that “impair the benefits accruing to China” by violating provisions in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures and the Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement. “The United...