The outcome of the 15th conference of the Parties to the UNFCC showed a shift from a top-
down approach with a collective target favoring environmental objectives to a bottom-up …

This article presents the key findings of the final chapter of the recently published World
Trade Organization (WTO)/United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Report on …

There is no doubt that trade and climate policies can be mutually destructive. But there are
three strong reasons to suggest that they can also be mutually supportive: they have a …

Contrary to what is still often believed, the climate and trade communities have a lot in
common: a common problem (a global" public good"), common foes (vested interests using …

Significant recent attention, in both research and policy realms, has been given to the
intersection of international trade and global climate change. Trade presents challenges to …

Effective climate change policies, such as the introduction of userfees on carbon dioxide
emissions, would have great implications for international economic competitiveness. Such …

As national and international policies are developed to mitigate climate change, concern is
growing about the compatibility of climate change regimes with international trade rules …

There is growing clamor in industrial countries for additional border taxes on imports from
countries with lower carbon prices. A key factor affecting the impact of these taxes is whether …

In the wake of the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks, carbon border adjustment
measures are gaining momentum both in the European Union (EU) and in the United States …

Environmentalists claim that the interests of the trade community, as represented at the
WTO, trump their concerns. On the other hand, trade economists argue that an open world …