This blog is not very active anymore due to my interests veering into other directions but I still gladly put up anything T&E related and relevant that people request of me. On that note, Trade, Law and Development, a student … Continue reading
Just a quick heads up on a couple of new publications out on trade and environment. 1. Moss et al have a new book out on agricultural globalization trade and the environment. More info here: It includes information on the … Continue reading
I am finishing a couple of publications as well as hoping to enjoy the summer a bit during the following weeks. Thus i’m putting the blog under summer hiatus. Enjoy the summer and thanks for a great spring session!
A short piece to remedy your curiosity about the experience on the ground What is it like to be at Rio+20? It can be hard to get a physical “feel” for attending a mega-gathering like this from only reading on … Continue reading
The next couple of days will be an experiment. I am in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a few days covering Rio+20 for SEI. I will tweet and write blogposts about the conference, so it’s a nice jaunt into journalism … Continue reading
So the EU is clearly still roiling around in crisis land, with fears over a greek exit from the EMU probably being foremost on people’s minds at the moment. However, there is a lot of movement by the EU elsewhere … Continue reading
Skepticism ahead of Rio+20 is rife, let’s be honest. And for good reason: We are still a long way from having even a proper definition of Green Economy, a concept which is considered … Continue reading
The WTO Appellate Body just came out with its latest ruling in the long-ongoing US-Mexico tuna dispute. Now, tuna-dolphin has a pretty bad connotation in the environmental community, where it primarily brings to mind attempts from the WTO to undermine national … Continue reading
“In virtue of its timescale, the CC problem is essentially a problem of intergenerational justice.Those who will be most harmed by a failure to lower emissions will be those who had no part in the choice not to act to … Continue reading
We live in extraordinary times. I have been focusing on some major trends on this site that I will continue to explore here. Among others they consist of: The struggle with accommodating power shifts in international economic governance. The rise … Continue reading
