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- ISSN: 24133175 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.14217/24133175
Climate and Energy Provisions in Trade Agreements with Relevance to the Commonwealth
This paper considers domestic climate laws among Commonwealth countries and climate change language across an array of trade and investment agreements featuring Commonwealth parties in order to identify key trends and useful mechanisms for future agreement negotiations, particularly regarding climate-vulnerable countries and LDCs. It finds that Commonwealth countries have displayed innovation in their domestic climate legislation and trade and investment agreements, and that there is much potential for further development, particularly with respect to enhancing the resilience of climate-vulnerable states.
Keywords: domestic legislation, trade agreements, Commonwealth, investment agreements, climate
JEL:
Q54: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics / Environmental Economics / Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming;
F10: International Economics / Trade / Trade: General;
K32: Law and Economics / Other Substantive Areas of Law / Environmental, Energy, Health, and Safety Law
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