Environment

The WTO is central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which set targets to be achieved by 2030 in areas such as poverty reduction, health, education and the environment. The SDGs put significant emphasis on the role that trade plays in promoting sustainable development and recognize the contribution that the WTO can make to the 2030 Agenda. By delivering and implementin Read More

Cette brochure de la Division du commerce et de l’environnement vise à améliorer la compréhension du rôle du commerce et des règles commerciales en ce qui concerne les questions environnementales. Il cherche à répondre, dans des termes faciles à comprendre, à certaines des questions clés du débat sur le commerce et l’environnement en ce qui concerne le système commercial multilatéral.

This booklet by the Trade and Environment Division aims at improving understanding of the role of trade and trade rules with regards to environmental issues. It seeks to answer, in easy-to-understand terms, some of the key questions of the trade and environment debate as they relate to the multilateral trading system.

Developed to assist public understanding of the trade and environment debate in the WTO, this document briefly presents its history and focuses on trade and environment related issues within the Doha mandate, the effects of trade liberalization on the environment, the relationship between multilateral environmental agreements and the WTO, and a review of trade disputes involving environmental issues.

International trade offers unique opportunities to help tackle mounting environmental challenges while fostering economic and social prosperity. This new co-publication by the World Trade Organization and UN Environment illustrates how trade can support action by governments, companies, innovators and consumers to improve economies and protect the environment at the same time.

What do we know about climate change? What is the relationship between trade and climate change? How does trade affect greenhouse gas emissions and can more open trade help to address climate change? What is the range of national measures that can contribute to global mitigation efforts? These are just some of the questions discussed by this report by the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme.

El comercio mundial abierto, respaldado por una "infraestructura de la calidad" eficaz, ha sido un factor importante en el rápido despliegue de tecnologías de energía solar fotovoltaica en todo el mundo. Mantener abiertos los mercados es de vital importancia para velar por que todos los países puedan beneficiarse de la energía solar fotovoltaica, que constituye un pilar del sistema energético sostenible de baja emisión de carbono necesario para contribuir al Read More

Accord sur les obstacles techniques au commerce L’Accord sur les obstacles techniques au commerce (OTC) vise à faire en sorte que les règlements, les normes et les procédures d’essai et de certification appliqués par les Membres de l’OMC ne créent pas d’obstacles non nécessaires au commerce. Examen annuel de l’Accord OTC Le Comité des obstacles techniques au commerce de l’OMC recueille chaque année des données sur la mise en oeuvre de Read More

Climate change is having a profound impact on people’s lives across the world. Mitigating and adapting to climate change will require major economic investment and coordinated action to transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. The World Trade Report 2022 explores the complex interlinkages between climate change, international trade, and climate and trade policies. Although international trade generates greenhouse gas emissions wh Read More

Acuerdo sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio El Acuerdo sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio tiene por objeto velar por que los reglamentos, las normas y los procedimientos de prueba y certificación aplicados por los Miembros de la OMC no creen obstáculos innecesarios al comercio. Examen anual del Acuerdo OTC El Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio de la OMC recopila anualmente datos sobre la aplicación del Acuerdo OTC. La info Read More

The transition to clean energy offers opportunities for developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs) to exploit the export potential of this transition and to accelerate their growth prospects. The WTO-led Aid for Trade initiative provides significant support to these economies to help them develop their energy sectors and transition to clean energy. However, sustained support is required to ensure that firms benefit from the trade opportuniti Read More

In the 1996 Singapore Report of the CTE, Members expressed an interest in undertaking further work to broaden the analysis of the potential environmental benefits of removing trade restrictions and distortions in specific sectors. It is considered that trade liberalization in certain sectors has the potential to yield benefits for both the multilateral trading system and the environment.

Th e main purpose of this Report has been to provide the reader with an understanding of the debate on the linkages between trade and climate change. Th e material reviewed shows that trade intersects with climate change in a multitude of ways. In part, this is due to the innumerable implications that climate change may have in terms of its potential impacts and the profound regulatory and economic changes that will be required to mitigate and adapt Read More

This booklet by the Trade and Environment Division of the World Trade Organization (WTO) aims at improving understanding of the role of trade and trade rules with regards to environmental issues. It seeks to answer, in easyto- understand terms, some of the key questions of the trade and environment debate as they relate to the multilateral trading system. In this sense, it is not an exhaustive analysis of the issues covered, but rather an attempt to provi Read More

Open and transparent trade policies implemented over several decades have resulted in lower barriers to goods and services trade, including goods and services related to renewable energies in general and solar PV in particular. More open and transparent trade regimes have enabled the emergence of a globally integrated solar PV market where silicon, wafers, cells, modules, inverters, mounting systems, combiner boxes and other solar PV compo Read More

El mundo está hoy más interconectado de lo que lo ha estado nunca. La magnitud de la escala y el alcance de las cadenas de valor mundiales han creado para las empresas y el comercio un nuevo escenario que influye en cómo y dónde se producen y consumen los bienes y los servicios. Los países están unidos por vínculos mucho más estrechos y el papel de los países en desarrollo en el comercio internacional es cada vez más importante. Paralelamente, Read More

At the Doha Ministerial Conference, WTO Members reaffirmed their commitment to health and environmental protection and agreed to embark on a new round of trade negotiations, including negotiations on certain aspects of the linkage between trade and environment. In addition to launching new negotiations, the Doha Ministerial Declaration requested the CTE, in pursuing work on all items in its terms of reference, to focus on three of those Read More

The trade and environment debate is not new. The link between trade and environmental protection, consisting of both the impact of environmental policies on trade, as well as the impact of trade on the environment, was recognized as early as 1970. In the early 1970s, there was growing international concern regarding the impact of economic growth on social development and the environment. This led to the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Read More

In today's globalized world economy, QI systems cannot operate in isolation. Cross-border cooperation on QI can help governments achieve sustainable energy systems, while helping companies along the solar PV value chain seize market opportunities and avoid unnecessary costs. International cooperation on QI takes different forms, from mutual recognition and regulatory provisions in trade agreements to formal cooperation partnerships and regula Read More

La présente brochure, préparée par la Division du commerce et de l’environnement de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC), vise à améliorer la compréhension du rôle du commerce et des règles commerciales s’agissant des questions environnementales. L’objectif est de répondre, dans des termes simples, à certaines des grandes questions du débat sur le commerce et l’environnement qui ont trait au système commercial multilatéral. Ainsi, il Read More

The world today is more interconnected than ever before. The sheer scale and scope of global value chains have created a new landscape for business and trade, influencing how and where goods and services are produced and consumed. Countries are much more linked to one another and developing countries are playing an increasing role in international trade. In parallel, the frequency and intensity of climate change and climate-related natural disaster Read More

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the international community. Mitigating global warming and adapting to its consequences will require major economic investment and, above all, unequivocal determination on the part of policy-makers. With a challenge of this magnitude, multilateral cooperation is crucial, and a successful conclusion to the ongoing global negotiations on climate change would be the fi rst step towards achieving Read More

The WTO is central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which set targets to be achieved by 2030 in areas such as poverty reduction, health, education and the environment. The SDGs put significant emphasis on the role that trade plays in promoting sustainable development and recognize the contribution that the WTO can make to the 2030 Agenda.