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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CASE STUDIES: Trade and the Environment Debate: Recent Developments and Implications for China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2013

Muthukumara Mani
Muthukumara Mani*
Affiliation:
Senior Environmental Economist, South Asia Sustainable Development Department, World Bank, Washington, DC
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Muthukumara Mani, Senior Environmental Economist, South Asia, Sustainable Development Department, World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433; (phone) 1-202-458-9344; (fax)202-522-2420; (e-mail) mmani@worldbank.org
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Abstract

This report focuses on the current state of debate surrounding environmental goods negotiations under the World Trade Organization in the context of Chinese exports and imports. The report also examines some recent proposals (in United States and European Union) that called for increased trade barriers against imports from nations that have less stringent carbon policies and then draws implications for China.

Environmental Practice 15:313–322 (2013)

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Environmental Practice , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 313 - 322
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Copyright © National Association of Environmental Professionals 2013 

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