Global warming and the world trading system / Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Steve Charnovitz, Jisun Kim.
Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, DC : Peterson Institute for International Economics, c2009.Description: xiii, 166 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780881324280 (pbk.)
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- HF1379 .H86 2009
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Book | University of Macedonia Library Βιβλιοστάσιο Α (Stack Room A) | Main Collection | HF1379.H86 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0013131045 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-153) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of applicable World Trade Organization rules -- 3. Status of climate measures under the law of the World Trade Organization -- 4. Future climate policy and the World Trade Organization -- 5. Elements of a trade and climate code -- Appendix A. Four big uncertainties -- Appendix B. Will biofuels save energy and reduce CO₂ emissions? -- Appendix C. Summaries of selected environmental dispute cases -- Appendix D. Clean development mechanism : a big challenge for the post-Kyoto regime -- Appendix E. Rise of global carbon markets.
Analyzes the economic dimensions of global climate change and called for immediate collective action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This book describes the economic aspects of GHG emissions and seeks a policy method to reduce them without adversely affecting global trade.
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