Speakers:
- Sam Lowe, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Reform
- George Riddell, Director of Trade Strategy, EY, London

Discussant:
Emily Lydgate, Reader in Law, Deputy Director, UKTPO, University of Sussex

Chair:
Creon Butler, Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme, Chatham House

In this webinar, Sam Lowe and George Riddell identify the trade tools the UK government could use to support its green ambitions in its independent trade policy.

The report focuses of four key areas:
- International trade negotiations and cooperation;
- Unilateral actions;
- Decarbonising and greening international trade and supply chains; and
- Government incentives to support a green trade strategy.

The authors set out a toolbox of the trade and regulatory policy areas that the UK should be engaging with and utilising in the development of its green trade strategy. However, they also argue that the UK cannot achieve its stated aim to be a global leader on green trade without cooperation of the entire UK Government as well as trading partners, international organisations, businesses, consumer groups and civil society.

This webinar took place on Wednesday 20 October 2021.