Release 15 june 2007 regional trade agreements can be good for the environment many countries have signed or are negotiating regional trade agreements and there are now more than 200 such agreements worldwide most of those negotiated by oecd countries incorporate environmental concerns but many others do not. Environment and regional trade agreements greening regional trade agreements on non tariff measures through technical barriers to trade and regulatory greening regional trade agreements on investment oecd trade and environment working paper 26 october 2020 greening regional trade agreements . Environment and regional trade agreements oecd trade and environment working papers selected studies addressing the policy interface between trade and environment prepared for use within the oecd they address such issues a liberalizing trade in goods that affect the environment and trade in environmental goods and services. This report provides an update on recent developments in the field of regional trade agreements and the environment issues arising in the implementation of rtas with environmental considerations are examined as well as experience in assessing their environmental impacts it is the fourth update prepared under the aegis of the joint working