International Trade Policies and Climate Change Governance

• Main Author: Rao, P.K (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics,
• Subjects: Climate change.; Political science.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; International economics.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; International Economics.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Political Science.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Environmental Economics.

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 N...

Table 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.