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Perspective

Jul. 24, 2009

WTO Might Interfere With New U.S. Climate Initiatives

A clash between the WTO and innovative climate initiatives may be inevitable, write Jesse Swanhuyser and Cara Horowitz.

By Jesse Swanhuyser and Cara Horowitz

July was a challenging month for those working toward national and international climate agreements. At a summit in Italy, G8 members failed to resolve key sticking points and developing nations refused to sign onto new greenhouse gas reduction targets. In Washington, prospects for passage of a Senate climate bill dimmed as a preparatory hearing of White House officials and Senate leadership revealed a troublesome - ...

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