Aaron Cosbey biography

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Aaron Cosbey

» Associate and Senior Climate Change and Trade Advisor

Aaron Cosbey is an environmental economist specializing in the areas of trade and sustainable development, international environmental governance, and climate change. He works on two of IISD's program areas: trade and investment, where he serves as Associate and Senior Advisor, and climate change and energy, where he serves as Associate. He manages IISD’s program of work on trade, investment and climate change.

He is a past Member of International Trade Canada's Market Access Advisory Group, past Member of the Deputy Minister for International Trade's Academic Advisory Council on Canadian Trade Policy, and of the Minister for International Trade's Environmental Sectoral Advisory Group on International Trade, where he chaired the SAGIT's Working Group on the FTAA.

Memberships

Advisory board, McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy.
Advisory board, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (Pakistan).

Education

Master of Development Economics (1992): Dalhousie University.
Bachelor of Arts (Hon) – Economics (1989): University of Regina.
Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Psychology (1986): University of Regina.

Publications

The Cost of Carbon Pricing: Competitiveness implications for the mining and metals industry
Paper: Lucy Kitson, Peter Wooders, Aaron Cosbey, 2013
A Guide for the Concerned: Guidance on the elaboration and implementation of border carbon adjustment
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Susanne Droege, Carolyn Fischer, Julia Reinaud, John Stephenson, Lutz Weischer, Peter Wooders, 2012
Big Green Gaps: Our inability to tackle the messy issues at the interface of trade, development and the green economy
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2012
International Public Finance for Climate-friendly Investment: Vehicles, availability, and governance
Paper: Martin Brauch, Aaron Cosbey, 2012
Competitiveness Implications for Mining and Metals
Paper: Lucy Kitson, Peter Wooders, Aaron Cosbey, 2011
Investment Treaties and Why They Matter to Sustainable Development: Questions and answers
Book: Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Aaron Cosbey, Lise Johnson, Damon Vis-Dunbar, 2011
Agriculture and Trade in the Climate Change Negotiations
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2011
Agriculture in an International Climate Change Agreement
Paper: Deborah Murphy, Aaron Cosbey, Hilary Hove, 2011
Border Carbon Adjustments: What Risk for South African Exporters?
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Peter Wooders, 2011
Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication - Enabling Conditions Supporting the Transition to a Global Green Economy
Book: Peter Wooders, Mark Halle, Christopher Beaton, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Aaron Cosbey, Tara Laan, Kerryn Lang, Oshani Perera, David Sawyer, Yasser Sherif (Environics Consulting Firm), 2011
Environmental Goods and Services Negotiations at the WTO: Lessons from multilateral environmental agreements and ecolabels for breaking the impasse
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Soledad Aguilar, Melanie Ashton, Stefano Ponte, 2010
Climate Change and International Investment Agreements: Obstacles or opportunities?
Paper: Fiona Marshall, Aaron Cosbey, Deborah Murphy, 2010
Sustainable China Trade: A Conceptual Framework
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2010
China’s Electrical Power Sector, Environmental Protection and Sustainable Trade
Paper: Song Hong, Aaron Cosbey, Matthew Savage, 2010
Border Carbon Adjustment: Questions and Answers (But More of the Former)
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2009
Options for Policy-Makers: Addressing Competitiveness, Leakage and Climate Change
Paper: Peter Wooders, Julia Reinaud, Aaron Cosbey, 2009
A Sustainable Development Roadmap for the WTO
Book: Aaron Cosbey, 2009
Border Carbon Adjustment and Free Allowances: Responding to Competitiveness and Leakage Concerns
Paper: Peter Wooders, Aaron Cosbey, John Stephenson, 2009
Market Mechanisms for Sustainable Development in a Post-2012 Climate Regime: Implications for the Development Dividend
Paper: Deborah Murphy, Aaron Cosbey, John Drexhage, 2008
Embodied Carbon in Traded Goods
Paper: Kejun Jiang, Aaron Cosbey, Debora Murphy, 2008
Clean Energy Investment
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2008
Border Carbon Adjustment
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2008
Clean Energy Investment: Policymakers' Summary
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Jennifer Ellis, Mahnaz Malik, Howard Mann, 2008
Clean Energy Investment: Project synthesis report
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Jennifer Ellis, Mahnaz Malik, Howard Mann, 2008
Furthering EU Objectives on Climate Change and Clean Energy: Building Partnerships with Major Developing Economies
Book: Deborah Murphy, John Drexhage, Aaron Cosbey, Dennis Tirpak, Christian Egenhofer, 2008
Trade Policy Tools and Instruments for Addressing Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2007
Trade and Climate Change Linkages
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2007
Rapid Trade and Environment Assessment (RTEA): National Report for Lao PDR
Paper: Sabrina Shaw, Aaron Cosbey, Heike Baumuller, Tom Callander, Latsamay Sylavong, 2007
Rapid Trade and Environment Assessment (RTEA): National Report for Thailand
Paper: Sabrina Shaw, Aaron Cosbey, Heike Baumuller, Bunchorn Songsamphant, 2007
Brave New Deal? Assessing the May 10th U.S. Bipartisan Compact on Free Trade Agreements
Commentary: Aaron Cosbey, 2007
Market Mechanisms for Sustainable Development: How Do They Fit in the Various Post-2012 Climate Efforts?
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Deborah Murphy, John Drexhage, 2007
Trade and Environment: A Resource Book
Book: Adil Najam, Mark Halle, Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Sabrina Shaw, Malena Sell, Heike Baumüller, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Luke Eric Peterson, Konrad von Moltke, Aaron Cosbey, , 2007
Climate Change, Competitiveness and Trade
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Richard Tarasofsky, 2007
Climate Change and Foreign Policy: An exploration of options for greater integration
Book: John Drexhage, Deborah Murphy, Oli Brown, Aaron Cosbey, Peter Dickey, Jo-Ellen Parry, John Van Ham, Richard Tarasofsky, Beverley Darkin, 2007
Which Way Forward? - Issues in developing an effective climate regime after 2012
Book: Aaron Cosbey, Warren Bell, Deborah Murphy, Jo-Ellen Parry, John Drexhage, Anne Hammill, John Van Ham, 2005
International Investment Agreements and Sustainable Development: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2005
Environmental Health and International Trade
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Luke Eric Peterson, László Pintér, 2005
Climate Change and Competitiveness: A Survey of the Issues
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2005
Realizing the Development Dividend: Making the CDM Work for Developing Countries (Phase I Report) - Executive Summary
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Jo-Ellen Parry, Jodi Browne, Yuvaraj Dinesh Babu, Preety Bhandari, John Drexhage, Deborah Murphy, 2005
Realizing the Development Dividend: Making the CDM Work for Developing Countries (Phase I Report)
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Jo-Ellen Parry, Jodi Browne, Yuvaraj Dinesh Babu, Preety Bhandari, John Drexhage, Deborah Murphy, 2005
IISD Model International Agreement on Investment for Sustainable Development - Negotiators' Handbook
Book: Howard Mann, Konrad von Moltke, Aaron Cosbey, Luke Eric Peterson, 2005
IISD Model International Agreement on Investment for Sustainable Development
Paper: Howard Mann, Konrad von Moltke, Aaron Cosbey, Luke Eric Peterson, 2005
The Rush to Regionalism: Sustainable Development and Regional/Bilateral Approaches to Trade and Investment Liberalization
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Simon Tay, Hank Lim, Matthew Walls, 2005
Sober Reflection: Considering the Rush to Regionalism
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2004
Comments on ICSID Discussion Paper, “Possible Improvements of the Framework for ICSID Arbitration”
Paper: Howard Mann, Aaron Cosbey, Luke Eric Peterson, Konrad von Moltke, 2004
A Nordic Research Agenda on Environment and Trade
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Konrad von Moltke, 2004
A Capabilities Approach to Trade and Sustainable Development: Using Sen’s Conception of Development to Re-examine the Debates
Book: Aaron Cosbey, 2004
Lessons Learned on Trade and Sustainable Development
Book: Aaron Cosbey, 2004
Investment and Sustainable Development: A Guide to the Use and Potential of International Investment Agreements
Book: Aaron Cosbey, Howard Mann, Luke Eric Peterson, Konrad von Moltke, 2004
New Views of Trade and Sustainable Development: Using Sen’s Conception of Development to Re-examine the Debates - Full Report
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2004
Advancing Sustainable Development in Canada: Policy issues and research needs
Book: Stephan Barg, Aaron Cosbey, Heather Creech, William H. Glanville, Marlene Roy, Darren A. Swanson, Henry David Venema, Konrad von Moltke, 2003
State of Trade and Environment Research: Building a New Research Agenda
Paper: Konrad von Moltke, Aaron Cosbey, 2003
Miami FTAA Results a Complete Wash
Commentary: Aaron Cosbey, 2003
Investment, Doha and the WTO
Paper: Luke Eric Peterson, Konrad von Moltke, Howard Mann, Aaron Cosbey, 2003
NAFTA’s Chapter 11 and the Environment: A Discussion Paper for the CEC’s Public Workshop on NAFTA’s Chapter 11
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2003
Foreign Investment: Making it Work for Sustainable Development
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2002
NAFTA’s Chapter 11 and the Environment: A Briefing Paper for the CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2002
Note on NAFTA Commission's July 31, 2001, Initiative to Clarify Chapter 11 Investment Provisions
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2001
A Forced Evolution? - The Codex Alimentarius Commission, Scientific Uncertainty and the Precautionary Principle
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 2000
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: An Analysis on Results
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, Stanley Burgiel, 2000
The Kyoto Protocol and the WTO
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 1999
Economy Report: Canada Trade and Environment Policy and Practice
Paper: Aaron Cosbey, 1998
Beyond Regulation: Exporters and Voluntary
Book: Aaron Cosbey, Robert Kerr, Ron Yachnin, 1998
Trade and Sustainable Development: A Survey of the Issues and a New Research Agenda
Book: David Runnalls, Aaron Cosbey, 1992

Audio/Video

TRI-CC Conference – Aaron Cosbey (2011)
Video: Aaron Cosbey, 2011

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