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Greening International Trade: Pathways Forward

dc.contributorEconomy Divisionen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
dc.contributor.authorForum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS)en_US
dc.contributor.authorGlobal Governance Centreen_US
dc.contributor.otherBirkbeck, Carolyn Deereen_US
dc.coverage.spatialGlobalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-08T06:12:23Z
dc.date.available2021-06-08T06:12:23Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/36281
dc.descriptionDiscussions of environment-trade issues are notoriously complex, cluttered with legalistic and technical language, and frequently opaque. As such, environmental stakeholders require information and tools to effectively engage in the trade policy arena. Stakeholders keen to promote green trade face common questions about priorities and strategy, including:• What updates in the content, implementation, and interpretation of trade rules could support green trade? • Beyond improved trade rules, what other pathways and opportunities could be used to foster cooperation and action on green trade? • How can trade policy better incentivize – and require –business to prioritize green products, production, and supply chains? • How can the green trade agenda meet the needs of developing countries? • How can international cooperation on trade support sustainable production in developing countries and address their sustainable development priorities? • Where are the political opportunities and prospects for success greatest in 2021, and what kind of alliances would progress require? To help facilitate progress, this paper serves as a non-technical entry point for actors keen to navigate the environment-trade policy conversation and drive forward green trade. It maps the current state of play and highlights a range of possible pathways forward. Greening International Trade argues that advancing green trade requires a reframing of the environment and trade narrative and agenda, a forward-looking Environment and Trade 2.0 agenda that: • Safeguards and strengthens ambitious environmental policies both nationally and internationally • Harnesses trade and trade policy to incentivize and drive green economic transformation forward • Reduces negative environmental impacts of international trade and trade policies • Supports environmentally sustainable, resilient, and fair international supply chains • Increases international cooperation on green trade in ways that support the sustainable development goals of developing countries and a just transition • Strengthens coherence of national trade policies with environmental goals and sustainable development priorities • Supports democratic, transparent, and accountable processes of trade policymaking.en_US
dc.formatTexten_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADEen_US
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTSen_US
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL LAWen_US
dc.subjectTRADE REGULATIONen_US
dc.subjectTRADE POLICYen_US
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTSen_US
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTSen_US
dc.titleGreening International Trade: Pathways Forwarden_US


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