In response to concerns voiced over the trade and competitiveness impact of a range of measures governments might employ in pursuit of the ‘green economy’, this analysis finds the majority domestically focused, with no significant impact on imports or exports, some with potentially positive...

This case study is part of the CEPS project ‘Climate for Sustainable Growth', whose main objective is to analyse the impacts of climate change mitigation measures on the three pillars of sustainable development: the economic, environmental and social dimensions. It analyses food labeling via...

This paper is a thought piece that accepts the thinking of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on the subject of development, and asks what that new conception of development means for trade and sustainable development. That is, if we conceive of development as Sen does, how can this conception help us...

Green industrial policy is normally conceived as measures to foster the development of new green sectors. This chapter explores the ways in which such sectors can be fostered by disrupting existing polluting sectors. It explores several case studies of this dynamic in action, including fossil...

Countries have pledged to stabilize global warming at a 1.5 to 2°C increase. Either target requires reaching net zero emissions before the end of the century, which implies a major transformation of the economic system. This paper reviews the literature on how policymakers can design climate...