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This paper looks at some of the environment related trade measures which may appear to be trade barriers at times in … the context of the WTO. It also briefly discusses WTO Agreements on environmental measures and the use of environment … related trade measures. The paper finally articulates the interests of LDCs in the area of trade and environment and how their …
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The debate on the trade related environment issues has intensified in the Doha Round at WTO. The idea is to ensure … Trade and Environment and the Committee on Trade and Development at the WTO were asked to act as a forum in which the … approach the trade and environment debate in a new dimension. The project based approach instead of the usual list based …
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warming pollutantsas well as their linkage with poverty. There are some short-term benefits to the global environment from the …, related to energy savings, natural resources protection, and water environment. Both supply and demand side investments in … energy and environment are being affected. Many ongoing projects are being slowed and a number of downward revisions are …
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The effects of environmental regulations on the international competitiveness of domestic industries have become an increasing concern in the trade liberalisation process in the 1990s. This paper examines the significance of environmental policy for trade. A generalised GNP function, which...
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The debate about identification of environmentally sensitive goods (ESGs) is highly complex as discussed in the economic literature. In the context of SAFTA, ESGs assumes significance as the region is significantly dependent on these products for trade. In this paper an attempt has been made to...
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Globalization process has entailed trade openness, greater emphasis on foreign direct investment, stabilization policies, redefining the role of the state, among others. Given that another major global trend observed is one of regional trade integration, the paper explores whether due to this...
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Numerous political statements by the world leaders on the urgency of reaching an ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen notwithstanding, the actual discussions at the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) continue to be shrouded by daunting North-South divide, dimming the...
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In this paper I examine whether stringent environmental standards reduce the international competitiveness of environmentally sensitive industries using a comprehensive dataset of trade flows of environmentally sensitive goods (ESGs) disaggregated at the four-digit level of the Standard...
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Food miles measure the distance food travels to reach consumers plates. Although substituting local food for imported produce will not necessarily reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the food miles movement is an intuitively appealing idea to consumers and supported by import-competing...
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strain on the environment. Such lifestyles, coupled with scarce resources and frequent natural hazards associated with …
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