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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... Given the potential for trade to spread higher standards, it seems logical to conclude that the costs of trying to agree common energy efficiency standards across any more than a small group of countries outweigh the benefits, though ...
... Given the potential for trade to spread higher standards, it seems logical to conclude that the costs of trying to agree common energy efficiency standards across any more than a small group of countries outweigh the benefits, though ...
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... Given the partly real, partly perceived concerns over the impact on international competitiveness, however, some combination of offsetting measures will be necessary. Revenue recycling, either through general reductions in other taxes ...
... Given the partly real, partly perceived concerns over the impact on international competitiveness, however, some combination of offsetting measures will be necessary. Revenue recycling, either through general reductions in other taxes ...
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... Given this, and given the high levels of energy efficiency of marine transport and the high propensity of ship operators to move between different suppliers, there is very little advantage to be gained in seeking to apply sub-global ...
... Given this, and given the high levels of energy efficiency of marine transport and the high propensity of ship operators to move between different suppliers, there is very little advantage to be gained in seeking to apply sub-global ...
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... Given strong opposition from the US, no binding policy commitments were included, but the FCCC indicated that industrial-ized countries (strictly speaking, Annex I countries, listed in the Convention5 ) should agree as a first step to ...
... Given strong opposition from the US, no binding policy commitments were included, but the FCCC indicated that industrial-ized countries (strictly speaking, Annex I countries, listed in the Convention5 ) should agree as a first step to ...
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... given input of resources, which is a movement in the direction of environmental sustainability. Furthermore, trade liberalization can help to remove distortionary subsidies and pricing policies that sustain environmentally harmful ...
... given input of resources, which is a movement in the direction of environmental sustainability. Furthermore, trade liberalization can help to remove distortionary subsidies and pricing policies that sustain environmentally harmful ...
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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