This publication contains working papers from the OECD's Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment which consider key issues that have arisen in international discussions over liberalising trade in environmental goods and services. The papers explore various practical issues related to the classification of environmental goods, including "dual use" goods; set out examples of synergies between trade in environmental services and goods; and review the findings of various country studies on this issue undertaken by the OECD and other inter-governmental organisations.

In a globalised world, where goods cross borders many times as intermediate and as final products, trade facilitation is essential to lowering overall trade costs and increasing economic welfare, in particular for developing and emerging economies. Facilitation efforts undertaken by various countries around the world also show that the benefits of such measures clearly compensate the costs and challenges posed by their implementation.

This volume is a compendium of working papers intended to be a practical tool for negotiations on liberalising trade in environmental goods and services.

This book collects OECD work that builds on recent contributions to the theory and empirics of comparative advantage, putting particular emphasis on the role policy can play in shaping trade.

This edition focuses on trade connectivity, which is critical for inclusiveness and sustainable development. Physical connectivity enables the movement of goods and services to local, regional and global markets.

Argues that prosperity has rarely, if ever, been achieved or sustained without trade. Trade alone, however, is not enough; policies targeting employment, education, health and other issues are also needed to promote well-being and tackle the challenges of a globalised economy.

Three papers exploring the implications of liberalising trade in various categories of environmental goods: environmentally preferable products, renewable-energy products and energy-efficient products.

An in-depth assessment of the most recent conceptual and methodological developments in cost-benefit analysis and the environment.

A succinct examination of the concept of sustainable development: what it means; how it is impacted by globalisation, production and consumption; how it can be measured; and what can be done to promote it.

This book examines how global value chains have evolved and the policy challenges they have created.