We are witnessing a wave of green regulation as countries increasingly adopt trade-related environmental measures to tackle the climate crisis and protect biodiversity. At the World Trade Organization, countries are debating how trade policy can best contribute to addressing these environmental concerns.
Nicolas Lockhart, Dominic Coppens, Katherine Connolly, & Stella Perantakou
Publication date
29 March 2022
This briefing note provides ideas for that debate. It sets forth a vision for the green transition; rules and principles for the design of trade-related environmental measures; and a diagnostic exercise for the development of data-driven trade policy.
The briefing note is part of a series of expert contributions curated by TESS designed to inform and enrich dialogue on trade, environment, and sustainable development, with a focus on advancing multilateral cooperation and action.
Trade and sustainability policy should contribute to the creation of a just and inclusive global green economy where all countries—developed and developing—have equal competitive opportunities to supply goods and services in a green economy.
Nicolas Lockhart, Dominic Coppens, Katherine Connolly, and Stella Perantakou
Recommended citation: Lockhart, N., Coppens, D., Connolly, K., & Perantakou, E. (2022). Securing a just and inclusive global green economy through trade policy. Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (TESS).
