Environmental policy
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- How can we effectively measure the long-term sectoral impacts of shifting consumer preferences for greener goods?
- How can the pathways to decarbonisation of transport be evaluated against the UK’s international climate ambitions?
- Which trade policy levers could have the greatest impact in terms of reducing global emissions? Which are the most realistic mechanisms to achieve clean growth?
- How can we improve measurement of global emissions from international trade? To what extent have improved production
- How can we evaluate best practice intervention for addressing climate change and gender equality?
- What impact would the introduction of carbon border taxes have on regional trade flows?
- What approach should central Government take to best manage and organise road freight / logistics in the UK to make it more efficient, resilient and reduce its environmental impact and what would be its likely impact on costs and competition in the supply chain?
- How can international governance, emerging technologies (including climate tech) and digital agreements be used to achieve Net Zero and support environmental sustainability?
- What evidence and methods are required to minimise the distortionary effects of carbon border taxes, and overcome the technical obstacles of tracking embedded carbon?
- What measures could help minimise the risks of de-forestation, biodiversity, and habitat loss in producer countries, without creating excessive trade distortion?
- With growing preference for greener investments, how should sustainability goals be balanced with ensuring all sectors can continue to access financial markets?
- How are perceptions of international trade affected by the inclusion of sustainability and welfare provisions in trade agreements?
- How much has trade increased/decreased global emissions, through improving production processes and accentuating market failures?
- How can policy action best support decarbonisation of aviation? What is the most appropriate role for market-based measures compared to other policy measures? How should market based measures and other policy measures be designed to mitigate the risk of unintended consequences?