Green Trade Agreements

Authors: D. Colyer



Green Trade Agreements reviews and analyses the environmental provisions that have become an important characteristic of the growing number of bilateral and regional free trade agreements. This book examines the range of approaches to these environmental provisions, evaluates their effectiveness and suggests potential improvements to the process.

Table of contents

Introduction

Environmental Impacts of Trade

Background Issues

NAFTA’s Environmental Provisions

Environment and GATT/WTO

FTA Trade Provisions

US Trade Agreements

FTAs in the Americas

European Trade Agreements

Trade Agreements in ROW

Environmental Impact Analysis

Impacts of Environmental Provisions

Summary and Outlook