Reconciling World Trade Organization Rules with Environmental Commitments in the Context of Climate Change
- NLR Journal
- Mar 16
- 1 min read
By Akshat Kumar & Krish Shah, National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi.
Abstract
Climate change and international trade law have for some time been treated as crucial issues. “There is an ongoing struggle worldwide between increasing economic interests and honoring environmental commitments given the amount of greenhouse gases emissions that devastate the planet in the forms of rising sea levels and extreme natural disasters.”[1] The need for a systematic approach which integrates WTO rules with the boundaries of environmental policies has come to light out of this intense debate. Scholars, stakeholders and many policymakers argue there needs to be balance, for biodiversity and health to exist alongside economic growth.[2]
[1] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UNFCCC Convention Text, 1 UNFCCC Docs 1, 1–25 (1992), unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/conveng.pdf .
[2] Steve Charnovitz, The WTO’s Environmental Progress, 10 JIEL 685, 685–706 (2007), charnovitz.org/publications/JIEL_WTO's_Environmental.pdf
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