Using Trade Policy to Address Climate Change: An Analysis of the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability

p class="MsoNormal"With the increasing linkage between trade and the environment, and their impact on each other, this inextricable nexus needs to be reflected in international agreements. The Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS) is the first international agreement that seeks to combine both trade and climate change and place binding obligations on Member States. In this context, the broad objective of this paper is to critically analyse the provisions of the ACCTS, in comparison with existing trade laws and policies, as well as ongoing discussions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international forums. This paper also seeks to analyse the lessons that can be learned from the ACCTS approach and how this may influence future climate and trade-related agreements.o:p/o:p