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The policy mantra in leading up to the planned December, 2009 Copenhagen negotiations on a global climate agreement has been "common but differentiated responsibilities." This refers to the important inclusion of several critical fast-growing and large emerging markets in the agreement; unlike that of the Kyoto Protocol. Climate change analysts are looking forward to the reopening of genuine talks on establishing emission caps; nonetheless, there is some trepidation among many going into these t… Continue

I recently got into a debate with someone that argued that the fair trade movement is really just a marketing ploy that preys on the goodwill of consumers in an effort to increase sales. Importantly, I noted the important work of the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) in Bonn, Germany as a counter to the critic’s points.[i] Upon reflection, I realized that the assertions of this critic should be closely examined. It has been recently reported by FLO that world fair trade produ… Continue