Policy Brief: Trade and Climate Change Policy Beyond 2015
Trade policies can have an impact on the climate change mitigation efforts of countries, just as policies for addressing climate change can influence trade among countries. This relationship will enter a new phase in 2015 as significant changes in the policy landscape emerge from the adoption by the United Nations of a universal post-2015 development agenda, sustainable development goals and a climate change agreement.
A challenging collective transformation
There is a unique opportunity in 2015 for the international community to craft a global agenda for sustainable development that is peopled centered, economically and environmentally sustainable, climate change resilient and development oriented.
