Today's world trade volume is 27 times that of 1950. Trade liberalisation has made no small contribution to global warming due to spectacular growth in the transportation industry. Today, when they need to negotiate the climate regime to replace the Kyoto Protocol after 2012, industrial and developing countries bicker over what would constitute more climate-friendly trade rules.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/climate-and-trade-sharply-conflicting-interests
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/michel-egger
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/alliance-sud-news
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trade
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wto
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emission-targets
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/patents
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/globalisation
