International Trade and the Montreal Protocol

Originally published in 1996. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is one of the most effective multilateral environmental agreements currently in existence. Established to control the production and consumption of CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals, the Protocol is an important example of an agreement which places restrictions on international trade in the interests of the global environmental - a feature which may become common in future treaties.

This report examines the development, effectiveness and future of the trade provisions of the ozone regime, concluding that they have contributed significantly to its success in attracting signatories and in limiting ozone depletion. Issues considered include the compatibility of the trade provisions and the GATT, trade restrictions and developing countries, and the new problems of non-compliance and illegal trade in CFCs.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Summary; 1. International Trade and the Environment 2. Protecting the Ozone Layer 3. Trade and the Montreal Protocol 4. The Montreal Protocol and the World Trading System 5. Developing Countries and the Montreal Protocol 6. New Problems for the Ozone Regime 7. Conclusions and Lessons for the Future

About the author

Duncan Brack

Product details

• Authors: Duncan Brack, Brack Duncan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2019
• EAN: 9781138503229
• ISBN: 978-1-138-50322-9
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; History, Business & Economics / General, Climate Change, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, The environment, Economic history, Environmental Economics, Human Geography, Environment law, International Environmental Law, Development economics and emerging economies, United Nations & Un Agencies, International economic & trade law, property law