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The intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions : an appraisal of the agreement establishing the African continental free trade area

Mini Dissertation (LLM (Trade and Investment Law in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2023.

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Language:English
Published: University of Pretoria 2023
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UCTD
Trade Liberalisation
Climate Change
Carbon Emissions
Environmental Protection
AfCFTA Agreement
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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/93500 The intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions : an appraisal of the agreement establishing the African continental free trade area Masamba, Magalie panji.winston@gmail.com Chirwa, Panji Winston UCTD Trade Liberalisation Climate Change Carbon Emissions Environmental Protection AfCFTA Agreement Mini Dissertation (LLM (Trade and Investment Law in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2023. This study examines the intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions reduction by appraising the AfCFTA Agreement. It employs desktop-based research methodology, drawing from primary sources such as the AfCFTA Agreement itself, the UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC, Paris Agreement, NAFTA, and TFEU. Secondary sources including books, articles, reports, and papers enrich the analysis. Adopting a comparative approach, AfCFTA is juxtaposed with NAFTA and TFEU, and the study utilises both textual and contextual analyses to establish a coherent comparative framework. Within this methodological framework, the study begins with an investigation of theories that illuminate the complex interaction between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions. Subsequently, it evaluates the extent to which AfCFTA aligns with global regulatory frameworks designed for carbon emissions reduction. This evaluation extends to an in-depth examination of AfCFTA's regulatory strategies for addressing the convergence of trade liberalisation and carbon emissions reduction. The analysis yields three key findings. Firstly, the AfCFTA Agreement and its Protocol on Trade in Goods lack comprehensive environmental provisions. Secondly, these frameworks suffer from a lack of explicit articulation of environmental provisions. Thirdly, lack of provisions related to carbon emissions. In response to these findings and drawing lessons from NAFTA and TFEU, the study principally advocates for adoption of an AfCFTA Protocol on Environmental Management and Climate Change. In the alternative, due to the cumbersome procedures needed to adopt a protocol, the study recommends a low hanging fruit while deliberations on adoption of the proposed protocol are ongoing: integrating provisions for carbon emissions reduction directly into AfCFTA Agreement and its Protocol on Trade in Goods. Self sponsorship Centre for Human Rights LLM (Trade and Investment Law in Africa) Unrestricted Faculty of Laws SDG-12:Responsible consumption and production SDG-13:Climate action 2023-11-29T05:11:32Z 2023-11-29T05:11:32Z 2023-12-08 2023 Mini Dissertation * D2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93500 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Trade Liberalisation
Climate Change
Carbon Emissions
Environmental Protection
AfCFTA Agreement
The intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions : an appraisal of the agreement establishing the African continental free trade area
title The intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions : an appraisal of the agreement establishing the African continental free trade area
title_full The intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions : an appraisal of the agreement establishing the African continental free trade area
title_fullStr The intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions : an appraisal of the agreement establishing the African continental free trade area
title_full_unstemmed The intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions : an appraisal of the agreement establishing the African continental free trade area
title_short The intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions : an appraisal of the agreement establishing the African continental free trade area
title_sort intersection between trade liberalisation and carbon emissions an appraisal of the agreement establishing the african continental free trade area
topic UCTD
Trade Liberalisation
Climate Change
Carbon Emissions
Environmental Protection
AfCFTA Agreement
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93500

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