Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

 
Climate-Smart Trade and Investment in Asia and the
Pacific - Towards a Triple-Win Outcome
(ST/ESCAP/2614)


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PART I
TRADE, INVESTMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE:
AN OVERVIEW OF ISSUES, CONCEPTS,
LINKAGES AND TRENDS

Trade and investment-related greenhouse gas emissions:
overview of linkages, current issues and concerns

Trade, investment and climate change: evidence from
the region and future scenarios

Trade in climate-smart goods and technologies: trends
and opportunities

Investment in climate-smart goods and technologies:
trends and opportunities

References (Part I)

PART II
COHESIVE AND COHERENT CLIMATE-SMART
TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES

Setting the scene: general policy framework for promoting
climate-smart trade and investment

Promoting climate-smart trade

Promoting climate-smart foreign direct investment

Financial policies in support of climate-smart trade and investment

Developing and aligning national and international climate-smart
standards and labelling

Promoting the transfer and development of climate-smart
technologies

Climate-smart enterprise development and the role of small and
medium-sized enterprises

Regional cooperation mechanisms in support of climate-smart
trade and investment

Epilogue: Implementing the policy recommendations

Annexes

References (Part II)






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Last updated: 30 December 2011