Environmental And Energy Products: The Benefits of Liberalising Trade (Oecd Trade Policy Studies)

This Collection Of Studies Is Intended To Help Trade Negotiators Navigate Through The International Discussion Over Liberalising Trade In Environmental Goods And Services By Exploring In Greater Depth Three Categories Of Environmental Goods: Environmentally Preferable Products, Renewable-energy Products And Energy-efficient Products. Its Three Chapters Consider The Scope And Definition Of Each Product Category, Examine Tariff And Non-tariff Barriers To Trade, And Explain The Environmental Effects Of Liberalising Such Goods. This Book Follows A previous Volume, Trade That Benefits The Environment And Development: Opening Markets For Environmental Goods And Services, Published In 2005, Executive Summary -- Liberalising Trade In Environmentally Preferable Products -- Liberalising Trade In Renewable-energy Products And Associated Goods -- Can Energy-efficient Electrical Appliances Be Considered Environmental Goods?. Includes Bibliographical References. Also Available Online Via Sourceoecd (subscription-based Access) What would be the environmental and development benefits of liberalising trade in environmental goods and what are the barriers to liberalising this market? Since the Doha Ministerial meeting in November 2001 when trade ministers mandated negotiations aimed at reducing or eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade in environmental goods and services (EG & S), negotiators have been struggling to address these issues. Following the previous volume, Trade that Benefits the Environment and Development: Opening Markets for Environmental Goods and Services, published in 2005, this collection Three Papers Exploring The Implications Of Liberalising Trade In Various Categories Of Environmental Goods: Environmentally Preferable Products, Renewable-energy Products And Energy-efficient Products.