Most specific trade concerns (STCs), which are raised before the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Committee), disappear from the TBT Committee's meeting agendas without escalating into formal disputes. At the same time, a relatively small number of TBT-related disputes have been...

Significant progress in the multilateral negotiations on climate change will only be made if civil society and in particular business and industry stakeholders actively contribute to shape it. Admitted to the international negotiations in the form of non-governmental organisations (NGOs),...

The role of government and regulation in the construction of regional interconnections and enabling cross-border trade in electricity over long distances is crucial. Only integrated electricity markets and well-designed regulatory frameworks can deliver and maintain cost-effective electricity...