International Trade and Climate Change PoliciesDuncan Brack Routledge, 2013 M10 11 - 164 pages Focusing on the likely impacts on trade of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, this book examines the actual and potential conflicts between whether liberalization of trade undermines the efforts of industrialised countries to mitigate climate change. It will be essential reading for environmental economists and those engaged in international environmental relations and policy. |
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... Action was agreed to for finalizing the Protocol's outstanding details by the end of the year 2000. The negotiation of the mechanisms to implement the objectives of the climate change regime is at therefore a critical stage; there is ...
... Action was agreed to for finalizing the Protocol's outstanding details by the end of the year 2000. The negotiation of the mechanisms to implement the objectives of the climate change regime is at therefore a critical stage; there is ...
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... Actions by industrialized countries to limit CO2 emissions can affect other countries in several ways , including through impacts on international energy markets , trade in energy - intensive goods , overall trade structures and volumes ...
... Actions by industrialized countries to limit CO2 emissions can affect other countries in several ways , including through impacts on international energy markets , trade in energy - intensive goods , overall trade structures and volumes ...
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... action on other countries, both positive and negative, will be indistinguishable compared to the projected global growth in wealth and trade. Energy efficiency standards and trade The application of minimum standards.
... action on other countries, both positive and negative, will be indistinguishable compared to the projected global growth in wealth and trade. Energy efficiency standards and trade The application of minimum standards.
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... action beyond such no regrets measures . In the absence of any mitigating policy measures , global mean surface air temperature was projected to rise by about 2 ° C by the year 2100 ( in addition to what may have been induced to date ) ...
... action beyond such no regrets measures . In the absence of any mitigating policy measures , global mean surface air temperature was projected to rise by about 2 ° C by the year 2100 ( in addition to what may have been induced to date ) ...
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... action could not wait upon the resolution of scientific uncertainties. Developed countries were to take the lead, providing compensation for any additional costs undertaken by developing countries. Given strong opposition from the US ...
... action could not wait upon the resolution of scientific uncertainties. Developed countries were to take the lead, providing compensation for any additional costs undertaken by developing countries. Given strong opposition from the US ...
Contents
Trade impacts of climate change policies | |
Energy efficiency standards and trade | |
Energy pricing and trade | |
International taxation of bunker fuels | |
Flexibility mechanisms and trade | |
Trade measures and the Kyoto Protocol | |
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International Trade and Climate Change Policies Duncan Brack,Michael Grubb,Craig Windram Limited preview - 2000 |
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