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Trade and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 : promoting "Life on Land" through mandatory and voluntary approaches

Andrew, Dale - 2017

Sustainable Development Goal 15 deals with "Life on Land." Its nine targets and three means of implementation cover a vast array of environmentally sensitive issues related to land-based renewable natural resources. This paper explores the channels through which trade can address them....

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The G20 countries should engage with blockchain technologies to build an inclusive, transparent, and accountable digital economy for all

Maupin, Julie - 2017

Blockchain technologies hold the key to building an inclusive global digital economy that is auditably secure and transparently accountable to the world’s citizens. At a time when governments must fight to restore the public's faith in cross-border economic cooperation, blockchains can play a...

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How can environmental regulations spur international trade? : the case of the EU Performance of Buildings Directive and Lessons for Asia

Helble, Matthias; Majoe, Adam - 2017

International trade is one of the key mechanisms for the diffusion of energy efficient technologies. Yet, little is known how regulations to fight climate change affect the international trade in goods needed to increase energy efficiency. This paper studies the case of the Energy Performance of...

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Winter is coming : the long-run effects of climate change on conflict, 1400-1900

Iyigun, Murat; Nunn, Nathan; Qian, Nancy - 2017

This paper investigates the long-run effects of climate change on conflict by examining cooling from 1400-1900 CE, a period that includes most of the Little Ice Age. We construct a geo-referenced and digitized database of conflicts in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East from 1400-1900, which...

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Global fossil fuel subsidies remain large : an update based on country-level estimates

Coady, David P.; Parry, Ian W. H.; Le, Nghia-Piotr; … - 2019

This paper updates estimates of fossil fuel subsidies, defined as fuel consumption times the gap between existing and efficient prices (i.e., prices warranted by supply costs, environmental costs, and revenue considerations), for 191 countries. Globally, subsidies remained large at USD 4.7...

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The central position of agriculture within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Omilola, Babatunde; Robele, Sophia - 2017

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Growth, prosperity and the environment : integrating environmental and social indicators into QUEST

Gran, Christoph; Gechert, Sebastian; Barth, Jonathan - 2019

gives an insight into the results of an ongoing research project funded by the German Federal Environment Agency, exploring …

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Globalization and environment in India

Marjit, Sugata; Yu, Eden Siu-hung - 2018

controlled economic environment that was loosened slightly in the mid-1980s. The most important and critical segments of this …. Scholarly work on trade, FDI, and the environment in India with rich theoretical insight and solid empirical evidence is scarce …

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Global inventory of Wetlands and their role in the carbon cycle

Mitra, Sudip; Wassmann, Reiner; Vlek, Paul L. G. - 2003

Wetlands are among the most important natural resources on earth, as sources of biological, cultural and economic diversity. Conservation and management of wetlands have been identified as priority tasks for action in international conventions and regional policies, but extensive wetland area...

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Trade and environment : what can we learn from trade policy reviews?

Lim, Aik Hoe; Mathur, Sajal; Suk, Gowoon - 2020 - Manuscript date: 22 January 2020

on Trade and Environment (CTE) mandated the WTO Secretariat to compile and collate all environment-related measures … notified to WTO. The database also includes environment-related entries found in Trade Policy Reviews (TPRs). This information … time, we can better understand how the relationship between trade and environment is evolving in Members' trade policies …

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