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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Page 28
... exempt from CO , controls ( while other countries lose slightly ) . Some models suggest that this would be the ... exemptions . In gen- eral however , industrialized countries seem likely to implement policies in ways which do not ...
... exempt from CO , controls ( while other countries lose slightly ) . Some models suggest that this would be the ... exemptions . In gen- eral however , industrialized countries seem likely to implement policies in ways which do not ...
Page 73
... exemptions . Clearly , they reduce the overall effectiveness of the tax , require a higher rate of tax for the non - exempt sectors and increase the social costs of achieving a given level of emissions reductions . Exemptions reduce the ...
... exemptions . Clearly , they reduce the overall effectiveness of the tax , require a higher rate of tax for the non - exempt sectors and increase the social costs of achieving a given level of emissions reductions . Exemptions reduce the ...
Page 74
... exemptions and rebates ) . There are many options , of which the most straightforward is reducing other taxes , such as business or corpora- tion tax , or employment or labour tax . Alternatively , the tax revenue can simply be handed ...
... exemptions and rebates ) . There are many options , of which the most straightforward is reducing other taxes , such as business or corpora- tion tax , or employment or labour tax . Alternatively , the tax revenue can simply be handed ...
Contents
Introduction and background | 1 |
Trade impacts of climate change policies | 24 |
Energy efficiency standards and trade | 42 |
Copyright | |
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International Trade and Climate Change Policies Duncan Brack,Michael Grubb,Craig Windram Limited preview - 2000 |
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