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Trade and Environment: Navigating the WTO Landscape for Sustainable Development

This overview explores the intricate relationship between trade and the environment within the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework. It discusses the historical context, key negotiations, and agreements like the Marrakesh Ministerial Decision on Trade and Environment. The document highlights the role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in shaping trade measures and the importance of cooperation among nations. It addresses the complexities of dispute settlement, transparency, and the impact of trade liberalization on environmental sustainability, emphasizing the need for balanced policy coordination.

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Trade and Environment: Navigating the WTO Landscape for Sustainable Development

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  1. What next ? • Trade and Environment

  2. CTE: Introduction (1) • Trade and environment in the WTO • The Uruguay Round negotiations; environment-related aspects of the WTO Agreements

  3. CTE: Introduction (2) • Roots of the discussions on trade and environment • The UN Conference on Environment and Development

  4. CTE: The parameters • The WTO's role • The developing-country perspective • Broad scope for domestic environmental legislation • Importance of multilateral cooperation • Multilateral Environmental Agreements

  5. CTE: The WTO Committee • The Marrakesh Ministerial Decision on Trade and Environment • The Committee's work programme

  6. CTE: Trade measures in MEAs (1) • Trade measures applied pursuant to MEAs • Multilateral cooperation • MEAs containing trade provisions • Points of concern

  7. CTE: Trade measures in MEAs (2) • Common but differentiated responsibility • The use of trade as an enforcement tool • Address the source of the problem • Unilateralism

  8. CTE: Dispute settlement • Introduction • Policy coordination • Environmental expertise • Environmental-related trade disputes

  9. CTE: The export of DPGs • The issue of the export of domestically prohibited goods • Relevant Multilateral Environmental Agreements • Technical cooperation

  10. CTE: Transparency • WTO transparency provisions • Importance of transparency • Requirements of the TBT Agreement • Eco-labelling

  11. CTE: Production pollution • Measures to address production pollution • Competitiveness concerns • Differences in environmental standards are not an excuse for introducing trade restrictions

  12. CTE: Trade liberalization and sustainable development • Trade liberalization and sustainable development • Improving market access • The environmental benefits of removing trade restrictions and distortions • Further work

  13. CTE: Trade in services/TRIPs and the environment • Trade in Services/TRIPs and the environment • Trade in Services • Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)

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