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World Trade and the Environment : Issues and Policies

Chang, Winston W. - 2015

This paper provides an overview of trade, environmental, and related public issues and policies. It discusses the pollution problem, the recent global warming trend, the attempts of world's various levels of institutions such as the UN, the WTO, regional, national, and other organizations to...

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Environmental aspects of resource extraction contracts

Krings, Hanna - 2014

by introducing incomplete contracts, imperfect property rights protection, and a lack of valuation for the environment by …

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The Stringency of Environmental Regulations and Trade in Environmental Goods

Sauvage, Jehan - 2014

This report assesses conceptually and empirically the extent to which the stringency of environmental regulations drives international trade in environmental goods. Many of the measures governments adopt to address issues such as local air and water pollution or GHG emissions take the form of...

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Trade and environment : what can we learn from trade policy reviews?

Lim, Aik Hoe; Mathur, Sajal; Suk, Gowoon - 2020 - Manuscript date: 22 January 2020

on Trade and Environment (CTE) mandated the WTO Secretariat to compile and collate all environment-related measures … notified to WTO. The database also includes environment-related entries found in Trade Policy Reviews (TPRs). This information … time, we can better understand how the relationship between trade and environment is evolving in Members' trade policies …

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Wanted! Free trade agreements in the service of environmental and climate protection

Grübler, Julia; Stöllinger, Roman; Tondl, Gabriele - 2021

The effects of international trade on the planet's climate and environment are manifold and complex. This makes …

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Sectoral trade effects of heterogeneous environmental provisions in trade agreements : exploring the margins

Mkandawire, Petros Suzgo Kayovo; Fiankor, Dela-Dem; … - 2024

The ubiquity of environmental provisions in trade agreements is well documented, but their economic effects are largely inconclusive. This article analyzes whether environmental provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have differential effects on sectoral trade. It further examines...

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Is there a green dividend of national redistribution?

Gürer, Eren; Weichenrieder, Alfons J. - 2022

CO2 emissions are disproportionately caused by more affluent consumers. In the political debate, this fact has triggered the demand for income redistribution and wealth taxes not only to reduce inequality but also to reduce CO2 emissions. This paper calculates the possible size of such a green...

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Setting one voluntary standard in a heterogeneous Europe : EMAS, corruption and stringency of environmental regulations

Borsky, Stefan; Blanco, Esther - 2014

This article addresses the mediating effect of corruption on the influence of stringency of environmental regulation on firms' voluntary environmental performance. Using panel data from adoption of the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) across European Union countries from 1995 to 2011,...

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Energy Security, Decarbonization, and the Environmental Justice Movement

Leal-Arcas, Rafael; Gasimov, Ahad; Reddy, Vundhyala Shanthan - 2023

This article will analyse two key challenges of today: 1) energy security and decarbonization in the context of the United Nations sustainable development goals, and 2) decarbonization and energy security from the perspective of environmental justice. Energy security and decarbonization are...

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Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Trade Obligations: A Theoretical Analysis of the Doha Proposal

Naghavi, Alireza - 2005

The Doha declaration on trade and environment proposed to clarify the relationship between multilateral environmental …

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