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Climate and trade: why climate change calls for fundamental reforms in world trade policies

"This study demonstrates that the imminent danger of climate change necessitates fundamental reforms in world trade regulation. The decadesold aim of liberalising trade between countries and creating a free world market runs counter to climate protection. What used to be controversially debated...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Santarius, Tilman
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Berlin 2009
Heinrich Böll Foundation
Subjects:
climate change
environmental protection
North South
protectionism
relocation of industry
trade policy
WTO
EU countries
USA
Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19185423124919036059-Climate-and-trade-why-climate-.htm
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Summary:"This study demonstrates that the imminent danger of climate change necessitates fundamental reforms in world trade regulation. The decadesold aim of liberalising trade between countries and creating a free world market runs counter to climate protection. What used to be controversially debated has now been empirically proven: the expansion of markets and trade relations fuels climate change."
Physical Description:44 p.
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