Through this inquiry the Committee will scrutinise the extent to which the Government’s approach to trade reflects its net zero ambitions.
The inquiry will examine:
- how the Government’s approach to trade, including free trade agreements, supports its wider environmental goals;
- the Government’sapproach to engagement with international forums to help create framework for an environmental trade policy;
- the extent to whichthe Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance consider the Government’s wider environment and climate change goals in their work and decision-making; and
- measuresthrough which the Government can support and develop trade in green technologies and environmentally-friendly goods and services.
The Committee will also consider any evidence received for its COP26 and international trade inquiry that addresses the issues and terms of reference for this inquiry.