Rarely does an organisation of worldwide importance acquire a headquarters that matches its aspirations. Written by John Morris Dixon, FAIA, an internationally respected architectural journalist, this book explores the design and engineering ideas, large and small, that make the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC outstanding. The winning design for the redevelopment of the World Bank headquarters site, by Kohn Pedersen Fox with a slate of distinguished collaborators, accommodates a vast and varied programme of working spaces within a limited volume, while offering throughout a work environment of exceptional quality. It presents to the world an image that is distinguished, yet free of monumentality or material excess. In the design stage, the scheme was widely praised and won a coveted P/A Awards Citation. The completed building won the Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects - a rare dual achievement.

本书正是在充分关注涉及全球气候变化的组织和协议的主张、全球普遍实施的能效标准和碳税政策基础上, 从经济、法律和制度的维度详细分析国际贸易与气候变化的协同发展。在阐述与全球气候变化有关的重大政策实施等具体问题后, 提出了与能源税收相应的政策, 应付气候变化的贸易优先发展领域, 去除关税壁垒和非关税壁垒, 清洁能源技术在发展中国家推广配套的政策、法规, 区域贸易协定等具体措施, 旨在帮助发展中国家和发达国家共同应对全球气候变化带来的巨大挑战。