Environmental Law articles from April 1993

Environmental Law archives from April 1993

Beyond Rio. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... I. Introduction For two weeks last June, broadcasts from the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, focused the world's attention as never before on the environmental challenges we face on planet Earth.(1) Even now, a year later, the...

The last round: the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in light of the Earth Summit. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... I. Introduction The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro dealt with an unprecedented number of issues. Nevertheless, several important matters were marginalized or ignored. For...

GATT, trade, and the environment. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... The author discusses recent conflicts between environmentalists and traders. He warns the reader of the dangers of environmental barriers to trade which are not based on sound scientific evidence. After detailing potential future conflicts...

Making trade and environmental policies mutually reinforcing: forging competitive sustainability. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... The authors assert that environmental and international trade policies must become mutually reinforcing so that environmental policies do not distort trade flows and economic activities do not continue in an unsound and unsustainable manner....

The OECD guiding principles revisited. (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... I. Introduction Trade and environment issues are not new and were discussed and debated in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) more than twenty years ago. At that time, the issues were framed more narrowly...

Local action in a new world order. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... I. Pollution is Local Those who monitor the workings of government tend to focus on the largest political systems and institutions in analyzing the environmental potential of the New World Order. As a consequence, the emphasis remains...

Is this land really our land? Impacts of free trade agreements on U.S. environmental protection. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... I. Introduction A new economic order of liberalized trade for the North American continent is imminent, but it might usher in a bleak new environmental, order. Negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) concluded...

Expanding trade and creating American jobs. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... The issue here is not whether we should support free trade or open markets. Of course, we should. The real issue is whether or not we will have A national economic strategy to make sure we reap the benefits, And the answer today is - we...

The environment and world trade. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... From the earliest days of federal environmental legislation some two decades ago, the American political Scene has been deluged by dire warnings that the effort to curb pollution would carry unbearable costs. Like clockwork, each new proposal...

Enlisting the support of liberal trade for environmental protection and sustainable development. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... The decision to enlist the support of liberal trade for environmental protection and sustainable development has already been taken, at the, regional level for example in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and on a global scale in...

Linking trade growth and the environment: one lawmaker's view. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) presents something of a dilemma for Americans living along the U.S.-Mexico border. Communities Along the border will generally benefit economically from the lowering of trade...

A need for education and reconciliation. (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... MY professional career has involved trade policy and trade negotiations at the level of an international secretariat (GATT), the U.S. Government (USTR), and teaching and research at various universities. Nevertheless, I regard myself as an...

Trade and the environment: what worries the developing countries? (Trade and the Environment)
April 1, 1993... As pressure intensifies for global action to protect the environment, increasing numbers of developing-country governments will be confronted with demands that they adopt policies more sensitive to the environment and more mindful of the...

Taxation for Environmental Protection: A Multinational Legal Study.
April 1, 1993... I. Introduction In anticipation of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro there were hopes that the European Community's carbon emissions tax initiative,,would gain considerable endorsement from the international conferees.(1) Although...