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Book SynopsisThis timely book addresses the interaction between policies addressing climate change and the rules of the WTO. The authors expertly examine the law and economics behind the application of trade rules in the area of climate, including the implications of WTO rules for domestic climate measures, the unilateral use of trade measures to attempt to force other countries to take climate action, and the role of trade measures in multilateral climate agreements. The book argues that while there is a possibility of conflict between international trade rules and progress on climate change, it need not be the case. Thus the major focus is on the ways in which trade measures can aid in addressing climate change.
Trade Review‘Epps and Green have submitted an excellently written, innovative, and well-balanced study that deserves a wide relationship. Their conclusions are drawn based on a comprehensive and well-documented examination of existing WTO law and practice of the GATT panels and the Appellate Body. The authors do not limit themselves to a purely legal analysis, but also include the necessary considerations of political theory and economy. Above all, they deserve the credit for having rejected the traditional antagonism between trade and protection of the environment.’ -- Alexander Proelss, European Yearbook of International Economic Law
‘Reconciling Trade and Climate
provides an interesting and timely contribution to the debate on the interaction between climate policy and the international trade regime.’ -- Anatole Boute, International Energy Law Review
‘. . . the book contains an interesting analysis of the aspects of WTO law relevant to climate change [and] constitutes an important step in the right direction.’ -- Kati Kulovesi, Climate Law
‘Reconciling Trade and Climate
is a 280-page compendium of impeccable scholarship that begins with an informative introduction reflecting the necessity of reconciling international trade rules and climate policies. What follows is a series of superbly researched and presented issues involving linkages between trade and climate change, trade rules and domestic policies, unilateral action to compel countries to take climate change action, and multilateral solutions that will increase environmentally sound and beneficial trading. Enhanced with a comprehensive index, Reconciling Trade and Climate
is a strongly recommended and seminal contribution to professional and academic libraries.’ -- The Midwest Book Review
Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Reconciling Trade Rules and Climate Policies Part II: Linkages between Trade and Climate Change 2. Climate Change, Trade and International Agreements 3. The Existing Trade and Climate Change Frameworks 4. The Role of Trade Measures in Addressing Climate Change Part III: Trade Rules and Domestic Policies 5. Regulations and Domestic Emissions Trading 6. Taxes 7. Subsidies 8. Border Tax Adjustments 9. The Role of Environmental Exceptions 10. Judging Domestic Policy Part IV: Unilateral Action to Force Other Countries to Take Climate Change Action 11. Carrots – Positive Inducements 12. Dismantling Roadblocks 13. Negative Incentives: Using ‘Sticks’ Part V: Multilateral Solutions 14. Trade Measures in a Climate Agreement 15. Increasing Environmentally Beneficial Trade Part VI: Conclusion 16. Trade, Climate Protection and Development Index
