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Doha talks collapse, some members call for quick revival
Ministers are preparing for the resumption of WTO activities after a month of pondering what the collapse of negotiations in Geneva means for the future of the Doha Round. While the inability to reach a consensus during the 21-29 July “mini-ministerial” is not a good sign for the future of the Round, some countries are…
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Climate change talks speed up in Accra, says UN
The latest round of global climate change talks in Accra, Ghana concluded on 27 August with officials praising the progress made during the seven day meeting on a number of key issues. There are “clear signals that the pace of negotiations to get to a deal on long-term strengthened international action on climate change is…
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Brazilian cotton dispute moves forward, biofuels may soon follow
Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim says his government will be moving ahead with its request for sanctions against US cotton subsidies and is considering a similar case regarding biofuels. The US lost its final appeal in the cotton dispute - which has been ongoing since 2002 - in June of this year (see BRIDGES Weekly, 11…
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Brazil given until mid-December to comply with WTO tyre ruling
A WTO-appointed arbitrator has given Brazil until mid-December to bring its import restrictions on retreaded tyres into compliance with a recent dispute ruling, well ahead of the September 2009 date that Brasilia was seeking. The EU, which initiated the case against Brazil’s import ban on retreaded tyres, sought binding arbitration after it and Brazil were unable…
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Anti-dumping measures on energy efficient Chinese light bulbs dropped
German light bulb producer Osram has withdrawn its application for extending EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese energy-saving integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL). The 11 August decision brings the long-standing, high profile trade dispute to an end for the foreseeable future. Osram, the dominant CFL producer in Europe, requested permission to impose anti-dumping duties against Chinese…
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Underwater timber harvest in Ghana could reduce deforestation, help climate
A plan to salvage timber at the bottom of the world’s largest man-made lake has caught the attention of climate change experts. The project, and potentially others like it, aims to cut the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere by offsetting traditional above-ground harvesting. On the sidelines of a recent UN climate change conference…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar, http://www.trade-environment.org/page/calendar.htm. Events coming up in the next two weeks 7-10 September, Dallas, US. 23RD ANNUAL WATEREUSE SYMPOSIUM. This symposium is organized by the WateReuse Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Environment Federation…
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Resources
If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the Bridges staff to Andrew Aziz at aaziz@ictsd.ch. THE CLIMATE REGIME BEYOND 2012: RECONCILING ASIAN DEVELOPMENTAL PRIORITIES AND GLOBAL CLIMATE INTERESTS. By A. Srinivasan. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 2008.…