Harnessing Trade and Environmental Policies to Accelerate the Green Transition

With political commitments to strengthen the synergies between environmental and trade policies being voiced in various policy fora, there is momentum to align trade with environmental goals.

This paper examines how trade and environmental policies can complement each other in addressing the current triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

It also highlights synergies, such as promoting trade in environmental goods and services, securing access to critical raw materials for the energy transition, supporting circular supply chains, and creating more sustainable food systems through trade.