We provide an in-depth review of the extant literature on the impact a maritime carbon pricing measure might have on maritime transport costs. First, we analyse the relative importance of the determinants of maritime transport costs for trade and economic development, and secondly assess the transmission channels and economic effects of a carbon price on maritime transport costs. We argue that the introduction of a carbon price has a limited impact on total maritime transport costs for the average country. However, Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries are more likely to be negatively impacted by such a measure in terms of maritime transport costs as we provide novel evidence that the relationship between per unit transport costs and trade flows is negative and elastic at least for the case of Pacific Small Island Developing States.

我们对有关海上碳定价措施可能对海上运输成本产生影响的现有文献进行了深入审查。首先，我们分析了海上运输成本决定因素对贸易和经济发展的相对重要性，其次评估了碳价格对海上运输成本的传导渠道和经济影响。我们认为，碳价格的引入对普通国家的海运总成本影响有限。然而，