International Trade and Climate Change PoliciesRoyal Institute of International Affairs, Energy and Environmental Programme, 2000 - 140 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. |
Contents
Introduction and background | 1 |
Trade impacts of climate change policies | 24 |
Energy efficiency standards and trade | 42 |
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