Transcript Protecting Canada`s Interests in the North

Climate Change
and Trade Law
Rodney Neufeld
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Canada
21 May 2009
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Record Minimum Ice Extent
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3 Sept 2007
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Previous record
2005
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4.4 million sq km
5.3 million sq km
Normal minimum
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7.7 million sq km
Courtesy Tom Agnew, S&T Branch, Climate Research
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Ice Loss over the Years
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Trade Law
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WTO rules provide guidance not obstacles
Government measures can stimulate the
economy while addressing climate change
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WTO Members will not tolerate protectionism
in the name of combating climate change
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Options
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International Agreement
Provide free allowances within a cap-andtrade scheme to industry to “soften” the impact
of climate change legislation
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Impose carbon cost on imports of carbonintensive products to level the playing field
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MARPOL
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53 Members
Representing 82%
of the world’s gross
tonnage
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Annex VI - Air
Pollution
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MARPOL
Emission Control Areas to
establish stringent controls on:
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Sulphur oxides
 Nitrogen oxides
 Particulate matter
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The Arctic – an
emerging region
on the verge of
major change
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