Mitigating Emissions Associated With the Production of Traded Goods

• Main Authors: Quirapas, Dan André, Chan, Brian Irvyn, Lamberte, Albert E., Rapada, Maria Zunally, Yu, Krista Danielle
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: gravity model; climate change; emissions embodied in trade climate change mitigation; pollution haven hypothesis; environment; Natural Resource Economics; Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/res_aki/85; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/res_aki/article/1093/viewcontent/Mitigating_Emissions_Associated_With_the_Production_of_Traded_Goods.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The environmental impact of international trade is a concerning issue in the fight against climate change. Trade liberalization—combined with globally fragmented environmental policies—is often associated with the formation of pollution havens. This is because trade enables emissions leakages, which...