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ARE TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE DIRECTLY RELATED? By L. Tamiotti, R. Teh and V. Kulaçoğlu (UNEP and the WTO). 2009. Greenhouse gas emissions, which are the major contributors to climate change, are on the increase in both industrialised and developing countries. This paper indicates key linkages between trade and climate change and reviews how their respective policies interact. Questions are posed as to how trade and climate change can be mutually supportive. The paper notes that most sectors of the global economy are expected to be affected by climate change and this, in effect, will also have an impact on trade. The authors note that the challenge now facing climate change negotiators is to agree on a multilateral response to climate change after the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period expires in 2012. To access the publication, visit: http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/trade_climate_change_e.pdf
COMPARABILITY OF ANNEX I EMISSION REDUCTION PLEDGES. By Kelly Levin and Rob Bradley (World Resources Institute). February 2010. On 31 January, Annex 1 (industrialised) countries wishing to associate themselves with the Copenhagen Accord were required to register their emission reduction pledges to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This analysis analysed the Annex I pledges received so far, as well as pledges by countries that have yet to associate themselves with the Accord. This paper shows a preliminary picture of where the world stands post-Copenhagen. The authors conclude that these pledges will not be enough to meet even the lower range of emission reductions required to stabilise concentrations of CO2e at 450 ppm and certainly fall short of goals to reduce concentrations below that level. To access this paper, visit http://www.wri.org/publication/comparability-of-annexi-emission-reduction-pledges
THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD: A STEPPING STONE? World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). January 2010. This paper asserts that after the Copenhagen Climate Summit the world is still in need of a fair, ambitious, and binding treaty to protect people and nature from runaway climate change. The article recommends important next steps governments should take on a path towards agreeing such a treaty. First, it assesses the outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Summit and details the strengths and weaknesses of the Copenhagen Accord. Then it outlines how the Accord could become an instrument to accelerate progress in the ongoing UN climate negotiations. Finally, the paper identifies some parameters to judge the adequacy of what countries put forward when taking the suggested steps. To access this paper, please visit: http://assets.panda.org/downloads/the_stepping_stone_final_280110.pdf
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