Four Changes to Trade Rules to Facilitate Climate Change Action
Published By: Peterson Institute for International Economics | Published Date: April, 01 , 2013The tension between trade and climate change has arisen in part because of the assumption that climate change action (e.g., carbon price increases) can be taken as a given. The question that many papers adopt is what is the best strategy from trade perspective. However, this paper approaches the question from the climate change action point of view. The relevant question is: can trade rules be designed or facilitated in a way direct or indirect, economic or political-for climate change action without unduly damaging trade?
Author(s): Aaditya Mattoo, Arvind Subramanian | Posted on: Oct 20, 2014 | Views(564) | Download (171)