25.03.2009 - Climate change is a trade issue, too
From Forbes: As part of his sweeping agenda for change, President Obama is seeking limits on carbon emissions. Rightly so. Even in these times of economic peril, there is no more imperative issue facing humanity than climate change. But largely ignored thus far in the debate over climate change is the fact that climate change is not only an energy and environmental issue. It is also a trade issue. Any action on climate change will affect international trade obligations that bind the U.S. and more than 150 other members of the World Trade Organization.....Full Article: Source
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