Does “green trade” have a future?
Global decarbonization requires redistribution from rich countries to the Global South—and a rethinking of global trade infrastructure.
Gavin Fridell is a University Research Professor in Political Science and Global Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax and a member of the CCPA’s Trade and Investment Research Project (TIRP). He is co-author, with Ilan Kapoor, of Rethinking Development Politics.
Global decarbonization requires redistribution from rich countries to the Global South—and a rethinking of global trade infrastructure.
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