International Trade and the Montreal Protocol (Trade and Environment Series)
Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs
Published: April 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9781853833458
Subjects: Development studies; Global warming; International Trade; Environmental Policy; Politics / Current Events; Business/Economics; International Relations - General; Politics - Current Events
Description: The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is one of the most effective multilateral environmental agreements currently in existence. Established to control the production and consumption of CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals, the Protocol is an important example of an agreement which places restrictions on international trade in the interests of the global environment - a feature which may become common in future treaties.

This report examines the development, effectiveness and future of the trade provisions of the ozone regime, concluding that they have contributed significantly to its success in attracting signatories and in limiting ozone depletion. Issues considered include the compatibility of the trade provisions and the GATT, trade restrictions and developing countries, and the new problems of non-compliance and illegal trade in CFCs.