Trade and Environment and the WTO
Offered by
World Trade Organisation

Course details
- Level
- Intermediate
- Language
- English
- Venue
- Online
- Certificate
- Yes
- Price
- Free
Course summary
This course provides an overview of the relationship between trade and environment.
Topics
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Responsible consumption and production
- Partnerships for the goals - Trade
- Subject
- Trade and environment
- Keywords
- environment
- trade
About this course
This course explains the relationship between trade and environment and the role of the Committee on Trade and Environment in the WTO. It also provides a clear understanding of the WTO rules on Trade and Environment and their complex linkages with a number of international treaties and regulations on a wide range of key areas governing today’s world.
Download syllabusTarget audience
Government officials from developing and least-developed countries.
Learning objectives
The objectives of the course are to:
- Identify and understand the relationship between trade and environment and the role of the Committee on Trade and Environment in the WTO.
- Have a clear understanding of the WTO rules on Trade and Environment and their complex linkages with a number of international treaties and regulations on a wide-range of key areas governing today’s world.
- Have an improved ability to interpret relevant information and documents on trade and environment-related issues, and to use the WTO legal texts and related background materials.