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As the World Trade Organization notes, “trade openness can help efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, for example by promoting an efficient allocation of the world’s resources (including natural resources), raising standards of living (and hence the demand for better environmental quality) and improving access to environmental goods and services.”
Climate change is best countered by economic freedom →
EU officials insist rewriting rules in the World Trade Organization could take months or even a year, and say they've found few examples - if any - that intellectual property issues are what's holding up the rollout of vaccines.
Unsure vaccine waiver will help, some leaders urge exports →
