Liberalising trade in climate-friendly goods under the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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dc.contributor.advisorYoung, Michaelaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Clarissaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-21T09:36:19Z
dc.date.available2015-11-21T09:36:19Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractClimate change implications have infiltrated all sectors of society and the world can no longer adopt a 'business as usual' attitude. The unprecedented nature of these implications renders it difficult to address in a swift manner the challenges that arise. Anthropogenic GHG emissions are largely responsible for climate change and fossil fuel-based energy uses are considered to be the biggest contributor to these emissions. The need to reduce the rate of these emissions is an uncontested issue. It has been suggested that one of the options would be to scale up sustainable energy sources through a shift to cleaner and low-carbon transport fuels and technologies. This shift to cleaner energy resources could be achieved in numerous different manners; however, this dissertation will consider how a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement could contribute to this shift as one option amongst among a myriad of other steps that need to be taken to mitigate climate change. This dissertation considers how the liberalisation of trade in CFGs can assist in this shift to cleaner energy resources. As is illustrated the process of liberalising trade in CFGs has been hindered by several issues. A proposal has emerged for a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement that could render assistance to the issues that arise with the liberalisation of CFGs as well as expedite the liberalisation process. The ultimate question that this dissertation seeks to address is whether a SETA-type agreement entered into by certain WTO Members would be compatible under the GATT.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFerreira, C. (2015). <i>Liberalising trade in climate-friendly goods under the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15168en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFerreira, Clarissa. <i>"Liberalising trade in climate-friendly goods under the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15168en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFerreira, C. 2015. Liberalising trade in climate-friendly goods under the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ferreira, Clarissa AB - Climate change implications have infiltrated all sectors of society and the world can no longer adopt a 'business as usual' attitude. The unprecedented nature of these implications renders it difficult to address in a swift manner the challenges that arise. Anthropogenic GHG emissions are largely responsible for climate change and fossil fuel-based energy uses are considered to be the biggest contributor to these emissions. The need to reduce the rate of these emissions is an uncontested issue. It has been suggested that one of the options would be to scale up sustainable energy sources through a shift to cleaner and low-carbon transport fuels and technologies. This shift to cleaner energy resources could be achieved in numerous different manners; however, this dissertation will consider how a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement could contribute to this shift as one option amongst among a myriad of other steps that need to be taken to mitigate climate change. This dissertation considers how the liberalisation of trade in CFGs can assist in this shift to cleaner energy resources. As is illustrated the process of liberalising trade in CFGs has been hindered by several issues. A proposal has emerged for a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement that could render assistance to the issues that arise with the liberalisation of CFGs as well as expedite the liberalisation process. The ultimate question that this dissertation seeks to address is whether a SETA-type agreement entered into by certain WTO Members would be compatible under the GATT. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Liberalising trade in climate-friendly goods under the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade TI - Liberalising trade in climate-friendly goods under the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15168 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15168
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFerreira C. Liberalising trade in climate-friendly goods under the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15168en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Marine and Environmental Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Lawen_ZA
dc.titleLiberalising trade in climate-friendly goods under the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Tradeen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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