Copenhagen Meeting on Trade and Climate Change
In June 2008, the IISD collaborated with the Government of Denmark, the German Marshall Fund and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development to convene a major seminar on trade and climate change in Copenhagen. The event's background papers have been revised and finalized, and constitute excellent brief surveys of the key issues in each of the six areas covered:
- Liberalization of Trade in Environmental Goods for Climate Change Mitigation: The Sustainable
Development Context (PDF - 200 kb) - Border Carbon Adjustment (PDF - 150 kb)
- Embodied Carbon in Traded Goods (PDF - 173 kb)
- Climate Change, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Rights (PDF - 181 kb)
- Clean Energy Investment (PDF - 139 kb)
- Standards, Labelling and Certification (PDF - 176 kb)
A comprehensive report (PDF - 700 kb) is also available, covering all the themes from this meeting, surveying the progress made and laying out an ambitious research agenda.
The event's summary remarks, delivered by IISD President David Runnalls, are also available.
The Government of Denmark has set up a page for the event on its COP-15 web site, here.
Support for this event came from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Government of Denmark and the German Marshall Fund.
Key Publication
Trade and Environment: A Resource Book
» IISD, 2007.IISD, in collaboration with the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and The Ring, has released this publication as a means to shed light on some of the key themes in the trade and environment debate. Penned by 61 authors from 34 countries, this volume provides a blend of background information, expert commentaries and resources including a glossary, and a trade and environment timeline.
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Our Knowledge
» Themes
- Adaptation and Risk Reduction
- Climate Change and Energy
- Economics and SD
- Foreign Investment for SD
- Governance for Sustainable Development
- Internet and Technology
- International Trade
- Measurement and Assessment
- Natural Resources
- Networks & Partnerships
- Security
- Sustainable Markets
- Tomorrow's SD Leaders
» Initiatives
- Water Innovation Centre (WIC)
- The Sustainable Commodity Initiative (SCI)
- Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI)
