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Guide on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

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Trade <strong>and</strong><strong>Climate</strong>- Str<strong>on</strong>glyagainstunilateral trademeasures(tradeprotecti<strong>on</strong>ism,border tariffs,etc.) bydevelopedcountries <strong>on</strong>the grounds oftaking climateacti<strong>on</strong>;- This wouldpass <strong>on</strong>the burden<strong>and</strong> cost ofadjustmentto developingcountriesthrough theback doorof trademeasures,thus violatingthe UNFCCCprinciples (i.e.,A1 has to bearthe costs, <strong>and</strong>of rejecti<strong>on</strong>of tradeprotecti<strong>on</strong>ism).- Already preparing touse unilateral trademeasures to blockdeveloping countries’exports;- Waxman-MarkeyBill has carb<strong>on</strong>charge <strong>on</strong> imports.If they cannot getdeveloping countriesto take mitigati<strong>on</strong>commitments throughthe UNFCCC, theywill get them to doit through trademeasures;- US bills also insistthat US IPRs <strong>and</strong>enforcement are fullyprotected.- <strong>Climate</strong> changeacti<strong>on</strong>s shouldnot be used bydeveloped countriesto impose furthertrade liberalizati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong>developing countries<strong>and</strong> to justify tradeprotecti<strong>on</strong>ism forthemselves;- <strong>Indigenous</strong> peoples’territories should notbe further exploited(i.e., expansi<strong>on</strong> ofbiofuel plantati<strong>on</strong>s, oil,gas mineral extracti<strong>on</strong>,etc.) without theirFPIC.136 <str<strong>on</strong>g>Guide</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indigenous</strong> <strong>Peoples</strong>

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