This is page is archived. Please visit the CorpWatch Homepage for the latest information. Corporate led globalization and the WTO, are helping the Greenhouse Gangsters increase their power, at the expense of the climate and the planet.
Climate change is the biggest environmental issue ever.
It affects everyone and everything. The WTO is lowering barriers to trade and investment around the world, and in tandem with the World Bank, encouraging the expansion of countries' increasing dependency on fossil fuel-based transportation, agricultural and energy development. This creates ever-expanding markets for the oil industry, and loads more greenhouse gasses. The WTO can be used to stifle countries' efforts to comply with the Kyoto climate treaty. For instance, Japan's new fuel efficiency standards are under challenge.