Scott Barrett

Scott Barrett is Lenfest-Earth Institute Professor of natural resource economics at Columbia University’s Climate School.

The truth is that neither the contents of the Dubai agreement, nor what was left out of it, will have much impact on climate change. FILE PHOTO: REUTERS

How climate agreements and trade measures go together

Rather than focusing on international conferences like COP, we should direct our energies towards negotiating agreements that can achieve progress in narrow, but crucial, economic sectors.

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January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024
The truth is that neither the contents of the Dubai agreement, nor what was left out of it, will have much impact on climate change. FILE PHOTO: REUTERS

How climate agreements and trade measures go together

Rather than focusing on international conferences like COP, we should direct our energies towards negotiating agreements that can achieve progress in narrow, but crucial, economic sectors.