“We must go more in the direction of a G20 than a G5,” Lamy told the French radio station France Culture. “We can no longer have serious discussions without China, India, Indonesia, Brazil.” Lamy also said that it was possible for individual countries to block trade with nations who are regarded as environment-unfriendly

“If this or that member of the WTO wants to take trade-inhibiting measures in the name of the environment, it is perfectly free to do so,” he said. However, he noted that the environment can not be used as a pretext to enact measures which serve only to protect a country from international competition. (news.monstersandcritics.com)