Videos Integrating Trade Policy into Climate Action UKTPO Co-Director Emily Lydgate calls for a shift in how we think about trade and climate, emphasising the need to "move away from the siloed approach and think about putting these issues together." In this video filmed as part of the Sussex Beacons series, Lydgate highlights the complexity of the global economy and its intricate supply chains, noting how this offers some hope: "Where there are trade frictions, there are also mutual dependencies. And whenever you have mutual dependencies you have a dynamic environment that supports the prospect of collaboration and cooperation to support a low carbon future”. The significance of services trade: Mode 5 and trade policy implications. The UK exports far more services than goods if all the different ways of trading services are considered. For example, some goods derive a substantial share of their value from services inputs such as research and development, logistics, distribution, branding and marketing. This video explains direct and indirect ways of trading services internationally, and looks at the implications for trade policy, particularly trade agreements. Effective climate policy – Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is [...]

Podcasts Trade Bites, the UKTPO's new podcast series, is now produced by the CITP and all the latest episodes can be found on soundcloud. This podcast explores all things trade policy - including Brexit, Trade Wars, and the World Trade System. Hosted by Chris Horseman, Deputy Editor of the Trade Policy News Service – Borderlex, and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the series aims to provide a cultural artefact on trade policy at a critical point not just for the UK, but for the wider world. Available on iTunes | Soundcloud | Spotify Series Three Episode 12 - Nearshoring and Global Value Chains 14 October 2022 Over the past 40 years or so, exporters have got used to the idea that the whole world is their marketplace – a notion which has been encouraged through moves by governments around the world to reduce tariffs and other barriers to trade. But with global pandemics, trade wars, fuel crises and over the past few years – could it be that the process of globalisation might be moving into reverse? “Near-shoring” is the idea that in today’s increasingly problematic global trading environment, you might be better off buying and selling [...]