Publications
Publication: Policy brief
Aid for Trade Priorities on Plastic Pollution
Policy brief by Mahesh Sugathan that discusses how aid for trade can help address the plastic pollution crisis.
Publication: Policy brief
Plastic Pollution and Trade Across the Life Cycle of Plastics: Options for Amending the Harmonized System to Improve Transparency
Policy brief by Carla Vaca Eyzaguirre and Carolyn Deere Birkbeck with options to improve the classification, monitoring, and reporting of trade flows across the life cycle of plastics.
Publication: Policy brief
Trade and Environment at the World Trade Organization: State of Play and Entry Points
Policy brief by TESS experts that provides an update on the trade and environment interface from a WTO governance perspective.
Publication: Briefing note
Securing a Just and Inclusive Global Green Economy Through Trade Policy
Briefing note on how to secure a just and inclusive global green economy through trade policy by Nicolas Lockhart, Dominic Coppens, Katherine Connolly, and Stella Perantakou.
Publication: Policy paper
Biodiversity and International Trade Policy Primer: How Does Nature Fit in the Sustainable Trade Agenda?
This paper by By Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Elena Antoni, Marianne Kettunen and Jamie Wang introduces readers to the state of the world’s biodiversity, as well as drivers and impacts of biodiversity loss, and explores the intersections of trade and trade policy and biodiversity goals.
Publication: Policy paper
Standards and the International Standardization Landscape: Relevance to Plastics and Plastic Pollution
This policy paper by Reinhard Wessinger offers an overview of standards and the international standardization landscape of relevance to plastics and the global problem of plastic pollution.
