Trade and Climate Change

This Report provides an overview of the key linkages between trade and climate change based on a review of available literature and a survey of relevant national policies. The Report begins with a summary of the current state of scientific knowledge on existing and projected climate change; on the impacts associated with climate change; and, on the available options for responding, through mitigation and adaptation, to the challenges posed by climate change. The Report highlights that the scientific evidence regarding climate change is compelling. Based on a review of thousands of scientific publications, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded that the warming of the Earth's climate system is 'unequivocal', and that human activities are 'very likely' the cause of this warming.