As our submission for track three of the AI for Global Climate Cooperation (AI4GCC) competition, we propose a negotiation
protocol for use in the RICE-N climate-economic simulation. Our proposal seeks to address the challenges of carbon leakage
through methods inspired by the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and Climate Clubs (CC). We demonstrate the effectiveness
of our approach by comparing simulated outcomes to representative concentration pathways (RCP) and shared socioeconomic pathways
(SSP). Our protocol results in a temperature rise comparable to RCP 3.4/4.5 and SSP 2. Furthermore, we provide an analysis
of our protocol's World Trade Organization compliance, administrative and political feasibility, and ethical concerns. We
recognize that our proposal risks hurting the least developing countries, and we suggest specific corrective measures to avoid
exacerbating existing inequalities, such as technology sharing and wealth redistribution. Future research should improve the
RICE-N tariff mechanism and implement actions allowing for the aforementioned corrective measures.
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