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Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment

This report is available to download for free here or can be purchased in hard copy. How can we increase economic well-being and expand trade, while promoting the optimal use of the world�s energy resources and protecting and preserving our shared environment? The challenge is daunting and complex. This volume of presentations and discussions from a conference on the intersection of trade, energy and the environment addresses the international or cross-border problems that arise at this intersection, the current international regulatory framework and how this framework could be improved.

Institutionally, as WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy phrased it, the �core question� is �whether we need a new, more comprehensive global governance in energy� and if so, �what the form and content of such governance should be and in what institutional setting� and �what would be the WTO role in this new energy governance?�

With climate change imperatives imposing different costs on carbon emissions in different countries, and trade in energy-intensive products representing a substantial part of global trade flows, trade is destined to become the �interface� between potentially otherwise disconnected national climate change regimes.

One of the conference�s conclusions was that the current WTO rule book offers a surprisingly large array of solutions to relatively novel energy and environment problems such as energy transit questions, import restrictions on renewable energy or subsidy disciplines applied to both fossil fuels and alternative energy. Even if these rules were not written with energy in mind, they can be applied in this new light. The big question in this respect is whether such �evolutionary interpretation� can be left in the hands of the WTO dispute settlement system (and, in particular, its seven member Appellate Body), or if it would be better handled through a political renegotiation of the agreements or explicit new rules on energy (as occurred in the EC).

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Pauwelyn, J (2010), ‘Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment‘, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Pauwelyn, J (2010), ‘Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy, and the Environment‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Wasescha, L (2010), ‘A Word of Introduction from the Trade Negotiator Perspective‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Gault, J (2010), ‘A Word of Introduction from the Energy Industry Perspective‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Lamy, P (2010), ‘Energy, Trade and Global Governance‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Lubna, S (2010), ‘The WTO Mission and Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Marceau, G (2010), ‘The WTO in the Emerging Energy Governance Debate‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Herman, L (2010), ‘Beyond the WTO: Regional and Bilateral Rules Affecting Energy and Energy Investments‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Kleymeyer, A (2010), ‘New Rules for the Environmental Imperative: Considerations for the Energy Sector and Interaction with WTO Rules‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Mizulin, N (2010), ‘The EC Experience in Creating and Internal Energy Market: Lessons for the WTO‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Crosby, D (2010), ‘Background to WTO Rules and Production/Trade Restrictions in the Field of Energy‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Worika, I (2010), ‘Production management, OPEC and the WTO‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Burns, T, ‘The liberalisation of Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) trade and the need for a distinct EGS Agreement‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Kutas, G (2010), ‘The Challenges of Trading Alternative Energy‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Cossy, M (2010), ‘Energy Transport and Transit in the WTO‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Rakhmanin, V (2010), ‘Transportation and Transit of Energy and Multilateral Trade Rules: WTO and Energy Charter‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Jensen, J (2010), ‘Natural Gas - The problem Child of Energy Transport and Transit‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Senanu, M (2010), ‘Transport and Transit of Energy: Challenges in West Africa‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Mages, V (2010), ‘Implications of Climate Change Policies for Trade and Investment in Energy-Intensive Industries‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Low, P (2010), ‘Tackling Climate Change and Competitiveness: The Relevance of WTO‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Bossley, L (2010), ‘Are Current Trade Rules Sufficient for Regulating Trade in Emissions Permits?‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Wang, H (2010), ‘The WTO, Carbon Finance, and China: Does International Cooperation in Carbon Financial Regulation Need to be Strengthened?‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Steenblik, R (2010), ‘Subsidies in the Traditional Energy Sector‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Quick, R (2010), ‘Duel Pricing‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Orava, S (2010), ‘Incentives to stimulate Renewable Energy‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment

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Petersmann, E (2010), ‘Climate Change Prevention, Energy Security and the WTO: Collective Action Problems in Promoting Global Public Goods‘, in Pauwelyn, J (eds), Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/global-challenges-intersection-trade-energy-and-environment