PO102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, United Nations Environment Programme, Exclusive Economic Zone
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Ranks 14th among the 16 peer countries. A river polluted bcc a nation"s economic/environmental activity. Main reason canada has done from a c grade to a d . Many say international input shouldn"t impeded on sovereignty-i. e. , an international panel shouldn"t be able to tell us/enforce us reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% 3 obstacles to a better environmental performance at the global level: Tensions between conflicting gov"n priorities=economic growth objective vs environmental protection objective. Conflicting policy priorities are clear when we consider trade. Gov"n wants to promotes its exports, to grow economically. Needs to oppose tariff and non-tariff barriers that block its goods/services. Problem: environmental regulation sometimes viewed as non-tariff barrier. Us biotech firms genetically modify fruits and vegetables. Gmo/beef cases highlight 2 barriers to environmental governance. Conflicting goals of trade ad economic growth vs environmental concerns. The problem of contradictory and/or inconclusive research and data. Principle that countries are liable for damage that their citizen cause in another country.
