Climate change and international trade / Rafael Leal-Arcas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leal-Arcas, Rafael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign trade regulation--Environmental aspects.

Foreign trade regulation.

International trade--Environmental aspects.

International trade.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (530 p.)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rafael Leal-Arcas expertly examines the interface of climate change mitigation and international trade law with a view to addressing the question: How can we make best use of the international trading system experience to aim at a global climate change agreement? The insightful book contributes to developing the architecture for a post- 2012 global climate agreement and, in doing so, seeks and proposes new approaches to climate change mitigation by linking it to the international trade system. The author suggests the adoption of a bottom-up approach to climate change negotiations by using the

Contents:

pt. 1. Setting the scene

pt. 2. The current state of play

pt. 3. Moving forward.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78195-609-X

OCLC:

831118611