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. |
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... Annex I coun- tries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases on average by 5.2 per cent below 1990 levels by the period 2008-12 . These ' quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments ' are differentiated be- tween countries ...
... Annex I coun- tries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases on average by 5.2 per cent below 1990 levels by the period 2008-12 . These ' quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments ' are differentiated be- tween countries ...
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... Annex I exports for different trade price elasticities , 1997-2010 Change in non - Annex I exports ( % ) 8.0 1990 6.0 stabilization 4.0 2.0 0.0 -2.0 -4.0 Minus 20 % from 1990 High trade elasticity Low trade elasticity Level of Annex I ...
... Annex I exports for different trade price elasticities , 1997-2010 Change in non - Annex I exports ( % ) 8.0 1990 6.0 stabilization 4.0 2.0 0.0 -2.0 -4.0 Minus 20 % from 1990 High trade elasticity Low trade elasticity Level of Annex I ...
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... annexes to the GATS , and the Annex on Financial Services includes the following : For the purposes of this Annex : ( a ) ... Financial services include the following activities ... ( x ) Trading for own account or for account of ...
... annexes to the GATS , and the Annex on Financial Services includes the following : For the purposes of this Annex : ( a ) ... Financial services include the following activities ... ( x ) Trading for own account or for account of ...
Contents
Introduction and background | 1 |
Trade impacts of climate change policies | 24 |
Energy efficiency standards and trade | 42 |
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Annex applied Article aviation Basel Convention Border tax adjustments BTAs carbon dioxide carbon or energy carbon taxes cent CFCs Chapter clean development mechanism climate change climate change regime CO₂ coal Convention costs developing countries dispute panel domestic Duncan Brack economic effects electricity emissions reductions emissions trading emissions units energy efficiency energy efficiency standards Energy Exporters energy or carbon energy taxes European example exemptions FCCC fossil fuels fuel prices GATT global greenhouse gas greenhouse gas emissions impacts implementation important increase industrialized countries international trade investment issues Kyoto Protocol leakage manufactured marine bunker fuels ment Montreal Protocol multilateral trading system negotiations non-compliance OECD ozone particularly parties policies and measures pollution potential regulations revenue SCM Agreement standards and labels subsidies Superfund taxation technologies tion Trade and Environment trade barriers trade liberalization trade measures trade restrictions transport world trade WTO Agreement