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NAFTA remains a centerpiece of US trade-policy debate, but its provisions have sacrificed environmental concerns for the sake of trade liberalization. This timely volume analyzes the national policies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico; the authors explain how the competing priorities of provi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fickling, Meera
Otros Autores: Schott, Jeffrey J., 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Peterson Institute for International Economics, [2011]
Temas:
North American Free Trade Agreement > (1992 December 17)
North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17)
Free trade > Environmental aspects > North America.
Free trade > Government policy > North America.
Greenhouse gas mitigation > Economic aspects > North America.
Environmental policy > North America.
Climatic changes > Government policy > North America.
Libre-échange > Aspect de l'environnement > Amérique du Nord.
Libre-échange > Politique gouvernementale > Amérique du Nord.
Gaz à effet de serre > Réduction > Aspect économique > Amérique du Nord.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Amérique du Nord.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Climatic changes > Government policy
Environmental policy
Free trade > Environmental aspects
Free trade > Government policy
North America
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction
  • The NAFTA Experience with Climate Change Issues
  • Implications for NAFTA of Climate Change Policies
  • Common North American Interests
  • Plan of the Book
  • 2 United States
  • Distribution of GHG Emissions
  • State Initiatives
  • Federal Climate Change Action
  • EPA Approaches
  • Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency
  • Summary and Conclusion
  • Appendix 2A Cap-and-Trade
  • 3 Canada
  • Federal Policy
  • Provinces: Independent Actors
  • Interregional Harmonization Issues
  • Canadian Policy and US Legislation
  • The Oil Sands
  • Summary and Conclusion
  • 4 Mexico
  • Accomplishmencs to Date
  • Near-Term Challenges
  • Can NAFTA Help Achieve Mexico's Carbon Reduction Goals?
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 4A General Climate Change Law
  • 5 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
  • Role of Multilateral Negotiations
  • Role of North America
  • Policy Recommendations
  • Summing Up.

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