Climate change mitigation policies in selected OECD countries

Abstract

"This paper explores a few of the policies and measures enacted, or being considered in OECD countries, and discusses their potential implications for trade and development in developing countries. This paper is produced under ICTSD Global Platform on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainable Energy (Global Platform or GP). The Global Platform mobilizes the technical and political expertise to foster strong multilateral regimes on trade and climate change that effectively promote a transition to a low-carbon economy and a sustainable energy future. The Global Platform advances the analytical capacity of stakeholders; supports their interaction with policy-makers; and builds effective cross-disciplinary understanding so that solutions can be built and agreed by the international community in the climate change and trade policy processes. It pursues an inclusive path towards the refinement and implementation of negotiating outcomes and their political viability as the world moves towards establishing a post-2012 regime and the basis for a future low-carbon economy." (p. 7-8)