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TAIT Trade and Climate Conference Papers

   
   

Climate change, trade and competitiveness: Issues for the WTO


A Business-Government-Academic conference


Wednesday, 16th to Friday, 18th June, 2010
 
Background Papers for Round Tables 1 to 7
 
  The impact of climate change on trade patterns
by Dominque van der Mensbrugghe, World Bank;
 
  Climate linked policies, trade, and development
by Muthukumara Mani, World Bank;
 
  Climate-linked tariffs and subsidies: Eco-legal interface
by Patrick Low, Gabrielle Marceau and Julia Reinaud;
 
  Calculation of carbon content – practical issues
by Thomas Rutherford, ETH Zurich;
 
  Climate-linked tariffs and subsidies: Economics aspects (competitiveness & leakage)
by Peter Wooders and Aaron Cosbey, International Institute for Sustainable Development;
 
  Lessons from other International Environmental Agreements
by Scott Barrett, Professor of Natural Resource Economics, Columbia University;
 
  Climate-linked tariffs and subsidies: Possible solutions
by Gary Hufbauer, Senior Fellow, Petersen Institute of International Economics;