Download or read book Will International Investment Rules Obstruct Climate Protection Policies? written by Jacob Werksman and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rules governing the global environment and the international economy are currently decided in separate arenas. Yet, environmental agreements can have strong economic implications, particularly with the growing use of market mechanisms. Economic liberalization rules, meanwhile, may limit the effectiveness of environmental agreements. This Climate Note assesses the potential interaction between one important market-based environmental mechanism - the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) - and the framework of international investment law.