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In this article possible conflicts between environmental and trade policy are analyzed, which may arise either by using trade measures in multilateral environmental agreements or by using the precautionary principle in trade policy. Furthermore, we discuss proposals for reforms in the world trade regime and the implications of the Doha conference for the future of the trade-and-environment debate.
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Althammer, W., Droege, S. (2003). International Trade and the Environment: The Real Conflicts. In: Marsiliani, L., Rauscher, M., Withagen, C. (eds) Environmental Policy in an International Perspective. Economy & Environment, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0333-8_7
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