This article explores the role of trade in motivating action on climate change, using the specific example of developments within the World Trade Organization (WTO).The Kyoto Protocol, the Þrst international agreement with legally binding commitments to begin to address climate change by...

This report investigates the implications of regionalism for the interaction between trade and climate policy. It examines the implications of regional climate governance for international trade and conversely the implications of regional trade governance for climate change action. Regional...

We examine the effects of the growth of Chinese imports between 1995 and 2007 on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of WTO countries. Using complementary estimators we establish that China's liberalised trade had significant effects on GHG emissions. The growth of Chinese imports increased the...