International Trade Policies and Climate Change Governance

This work offers a synthesis of the current approaches toward an integration of international trade and climate change, with a view to fostering potential improvements in policies and institutions affecting these. A number of pragmatic measures are proposed with reference to the WTO and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regimes, which are expected to contribute toward enhanced climate change governance, as well as promoting international trade.

List of contents

1 Introduction.- 2 The World Trade Organization and Climate Change.- 3 Environmental Goods and Services: WTO.- 4 Multilateral Environment Agreements and Trad Policies.- 5 Pragmatic Next Steps.- References.

About the author

The author has published several books and papers on climate change, trade and sustainable development; he teaches at Edward Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA. Among the book publications are. "The Architecture of Green Economic Policies" (Heidelberg: Springer, 2010), "International Environmental Law and Economics" (Oxford: Blackwell, 2001), "The World Trade Organization and the Environment" (London: Macmillan, 2000), "Sustainable Development: Economic and Policy" (Oxford: Blackwell, 2000).

Summary

This work offers a synthesis of the current approaches toward an integration of international trade and climate change, with a view to fostering potential improvements in policies and institutions affecting these. A number of pragmatic measures are proposed with reference to the WTO and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regimes, which are expected to contribute toward enhanced climate change governance, as well as promoting international trade.

Product details

• Authors: P K Rao, P. K. Rao, P.K. Rao
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.10.2011
• EAN: 9783642252518
• ISBN: 978-3-642-25251-8
• No. of pages: 53
• Weight: 118 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 53 p.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics; SpringerBriefs in Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; C, Climate Change, Political Science, International Law, The environment, Political science & theory, Private International Law, Environmental Economics, Economics and Finance, International Economics, Conflict of Laws, comparative law, Management science, Earth System Sciences, Climate Change Management and Policy, Carbon Leakage;Climate Change;International Trade;UNFCCC;WTO