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Precautionary Principle In The International Tribunal For The Law Of The Sea, Yoona Cho
Precautionary Principle In The International Tribunal For The Law Of The Sea, Yoona Cho
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The World Trade Organization (“WTO”) encourages its members to fully exhaust negotiations and consultations before bringing a case before its Dispute Settlement Body. Indeed, a majority of all WTO disputes are resolved in consultations, allowing its members to gain accountability, “save face,” and preserve sovereignty. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (“ITLOS”), an international environmental dispute resolution body, should follow the lead of the WTO in requiring a pre-dispute consultation period and encouraging its members to resolve differences outside of the Tribunal’s dispute settlement process. Although the WTO sets a fine example in the area of consultations …
Analysis Of Multilateral Agreements, Public- Private Partnerships, And Tax Incentives Driving International Trade In Clean Technology, Alexander C. Hoover
Analysis Of Multilateral Agreements, Public- Private Partnerships, And Tax Incentives Driving International Trade In Clean Technology, Alexander C. Hoover
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International trade in clean technology is still a nascent market and requires encouragement from multilateral agreements, public-private partnerships, and tax incentives. This article will survey various drivers of North-South and North-North cleantech trade including the Clean Development Mechanism, the Private Financing Advisory Network, and tax incentives, and explore potential issues involved in their implementation.
Mongolia: A Case For Economic Diversification In The Face Of A Changing Climate, Nathan Borgford-Parnell
Mongolia: A Case For Economic Diversification In The Face Of A Changing Climate, Nathan Borgford-Parnell
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In the past two decades Mongolia has experienced significant environmental changes driven both by human action and climate change. These changes have had considerable detrimental effects on Mongolia’s economy and people. Basic survival in this country of harsh climates requires a careful balance with the environment. Climate change, which may exacerbate climatic extremes, in combination with unsustainable land use practices, have begun to change that balance and reveal Mongolia’s significant environmental vulnerabilities. In response to these changing conditions, the Mongolian government instituted a number of mitigating and adaptive measures to decrease its vulnerability, but without further economic diversification the success …
The World Bank Clean Technology Fund: Friend Or Foe To The Unfccc?, Addie Haughey
The World Bank Clean Technology Fund: Friend Or Foe To The Unfccc?, Addie Haughey
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In response to the Bali Action Plan’s calls for an expanded international response to climate change, the World Bank created a series of Climate Investment Funds (“CIFs”) to provide “immediate financial resources” to respond to global climate challenge. Since the creation of the funds last year, more than $6 billion has been pledged to CIF programs by donor countries and the CIFs have quickly become leaders in international climate investment, at least in terms dollar amount.