The Role of Trade in the Green Transition - regional trade agreements and environmental goods provisions

Summary

Trade policy should facilitate the diffusion of environmentally friendly goods and technologies. Existing trade barriers on these goods make the green transition more expensive than necessary. In this study, National Board of Trade empirically assess whether the focus on environmental goods in regional trade agreements facilitates trade in these goods.

Creators/Authors

Fredrik Gisselman, Erik Merkus, Nils Norell - National Board of Trade Sweden

Tags

environmental goods; provisions; regional trade agreements; rta; facilitation; g