NAFTA and Climate Change - Softcover

This book assesses the challenges facing the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and considers the implications of climate initiatives in each country for North American economic integration. Each NAFTA member has its own priorities in enacting climate laws and regulations, and a number of regional, state, and provincial policy measures have already been adopted. While these varying laws and regulations pose the risk of new frictions in North American trade and investment, they also create incentives for cooperation to maximize greenhouse gas reductions and minimize economic dislocations. The study concludes with recommendations on how the three countries can better use NAFTA to advance their complementary economic and environmental objectives.

Meera Fickling was a research analyst at the Peterson Institute from 2008 to 2011 and is now pursuing a graduate degree in environmental studies at Duke University. Her areas of research focus on climate change and trade. She graduated summa cum laude from the College of William and Mary, where she majored in economics.
Jeffrey J. Schott, senior fellow, joined the Peterson Institute in 1983. During his tenure at the Institute, he also has been a visiting lecturer at Princeton University (1994) and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University (1986-88). He was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1982-83) and an official of the US Treasury Department (1974-82) in international trade and energy policy. He is a member of two advisory committees to the US government: the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee and the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy of the US Department of State. Schott is the author or coauthor of numerous books on trade.