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
My interests have scaled up in scope and breadth during the last year. From a trade and environment perspective with a distinct focus on law and economics I have gradually moved to more philosophical inquiries on the philosophy of value, … 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
I’ve been exceedingly busy the last couple of weeks, but before I make another post I thought I’d share that I will be attending Rio+20 and will be in Rio de Janeiro from the 12th to the 24th of June. I … 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
