Multilateral Environmental Agreements and the Trade and Environment Nexus

Trade And Environment ◽

The Relationship ◽

Wto Agreements

<p>This paper considers how the WTO can make better use of the principle of “mutual supportiveness” as an interpretative tool. It examines the success of the WTO in enhancing the relationship between trade and environment and between the WTO agreements and Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs); compares the different interpretative approaches in the United States – Shrimp and EC –Biotech; and argues that a mutually supportive approach that allows consideration of MEAs that are not binding on WTO parties does not change the rights and obligations of WTO members.</p>

The Big Chill: The WTO and Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Global Environmental Politics ◽

10.1162/152638004323074183 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 24-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 59

Author(s):

Robyn Eckersley

Keyword(s):

World Trade Organization ◽

World Trade ◽

Trade Agreements ◽

Trade And Environment ◽

Trade Restrictions ◽

The World ◽

Different Types ◽

International Trading

The increasing scope and disciplinary force of international trading rules have generated concern in the international environmental community concerning how far different types of trade restrictions in multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are compatible with the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Environmental Nongovernment Organizations (ENGOs) have argued that the WTO exerts a form of disciplinary neoliberalism that has a ‘chilling effect’ on both the implementation and negotiation of MEAs. This paper assesses this claim, particularly in the light of the stalled deliberations of the WTO's Committee on Trade and Environment and recent WTO jurisprudence, and concludes that the WTO's trade agreements do serve to limit the scope and operation of MEAs, albeit mostly in subtle rather than direct ways. After exploring a range of options for reform it is concluded that the prospects for greening the WTO from both within and without are by no means bright.

Part VII Inter-linkages with Other Regimes, Ch.43 Trade

10.1093/law/9780198849155.003.0043 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Asselt Harro van

Keyword(s):

International Trade ◽

Environmental Protection ◽

International Environmental Agreements ◽

Trade And Environment ◽

Trade Restrictions ◽

Trade Law ◽

International Trade Law ◽

Environmental Measures

This chapter reviews the interactions between international trade law and environmental protection. It begins by explaining how trade and environmental protection are physically interlinked, before offering an account of the evolution of the trade and environment debate. The chapter then examines the relationship between multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and trade, followed by an analysis of questions that have arisen in assessing the compatibility of environmental measures with trade law. International trade law may have a ‘chilling effect’ on the adoption or effective implementation of international environmental agreements. Conversely, environmental policies employing trade restrictions can become ‘green protectionism’ and even ‘eco-imperialism’. The chapter explores two emerging developments of relevance for the trade and environment debate, including the rise of regional trade agreements and the growing importance of climate change-related disputes. It concludes with a critical assessment of the prospects for strengthening coherence between international environmental and trade law.

Trade and Environment: Linkages in Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Towards an Environment Research Agenda ◽

10.1057/9780230554429_6 ◽

2004 ◽

pp. 123-148

Author(s):

Tim Taylor ◽

Alistair Hunt ◽

Anil Markandya

Keyword(s):

Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Trade And Environment ◽

Trade and Environment: A Mutually Supportive Interpretation of WTO Agreements in Light of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

10.26686/wgtn.17006722.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Laura Stuart

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Trade And Environment ◽

The Relationship ◽

Wto Agreements

<p>This paper considers how the WTO can make better use of the principle of “mutual supportiveness” as an interpretative tool. It examines the success of the WTO in enhancing the relationship between trade and environment and between the WTO agreements and Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs); compares the different interpretative approaches in the United States – Shrimp and EC –Biotech; and argues that a mutually supportive approach that allows consideration of MEAs that are not binding on WTO parties does not change the rights and obligations of WTO members.</p>

The Development of Multilateral Environmental Agreements on Toxic Chemicals: Integrating the Work of Scientists and Policy Makers

Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research ◽

10.1007/978-1-4020-6699-3_11 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 173-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nuria Castells ◽

Ramon Guardans

Keyword(s):

Toxic Chemicals ◽

Policy Makers

Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Encyclopedia of Pest Management, Volume II ◽

10.1201/9781420068467.ch94 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 363-366

Author(s):

Mirco Kreibich ◽

Ulrich Schlottmann

Keyword(s):

Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Compliance Committees and Recent Multilateral Environmental Agreements: The Canadian Experience with Their Negotiation and Operation

Canadian Yearbook of international Law/Annuaire canadien de droit international ◽

10.1017/s006900580000850x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

pp. 91-142

Author(s):

Hugh Adsett ◽

Anne Daniel ◽

Masud Husain ◽

Ted L. McDorman

Keyword(s):

Montreal Protocol ◽

Basel Convention ◽

Active Participant ◽

Canadian Experience ◽

Legal Nature ◽

Cartagena Protocol ◽

Key Issues ◽

Lrtap Convention

SummaryIn order to enhance and encourage compliance with obligations in multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), states have agreed to the creation of compliance committees for all of the recent MEAs. Canada has been a strong supporter of the compliance committee experiment and an active participant in the negotiation and operation of numerous MEA compliance committees. This article does three things. First, it examines the international legal nature of the MEA compliance committees. Second, the key issues of the structure of the committees are explored. Finally, the article look at the development and operation of compliance committees pursuant to: the Montreal Protocol; the LRTAP Convention; the Espoo Convention; the Basel Convention; the Cartagena Protocol; the Rotterdam Convention; the Stockholm Convention; and the Protocol to the London Dumping Convention.