Emily Lydgate
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Emily Lydgate
@emilylydgate.bsky.social
Professor of Environmental Law at University of Sussex
Co-Director of UK Trade Policy Observatory
Deputy Direct of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy
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Gene editing is a potential sticking point in #UK & #EU SPS negotiations, with England taking a more permissive approach than the EU & devolved UK nations. @jiyeonggo.bsky.social & @emilylydgate.bsky.social explore why EU alignment could make political and economic sense: citp.ac.uk/publications...
June 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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What does the UK-EU summit mean? What’s next? How will it benefit UK and EU businesses? Watch this new @thecitp.bsky.social webinar featuring @pmdfoster.bsky.social @davidheniguk.bsky.social @emilylydgate.bsky.social and me m.youtube.com/watch?v=cG_e...
Reflections on the UK-EU summit
YouTube video by Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy
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May 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Ambitious aims on SPS re-alignment between the UK and EU have been announced. We outlined some important questions that need to be answered next in this CITP Briefing Paper: citp.ac.uk/publications...
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An EU-UK SPS Agreement: The perils and possibilities of (re)alignment | CITP
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May 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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New open access JIEL article klaxon! We argue that new EU environmental regulation has changed the game and EU FTA environment chapters should focus more on market access barriers. Case study on Vietnam's coffee sector: academic.oup.com/jiel/advance... @thecitp.bsky.social @uktpo.org
Supporting agri-food environmental sustainability: a case study of the EU-Vietnam FTA
Abstract. The European Commission has called for its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters to support higher environm
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May 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
New open access JIEL article klaxon! We argue that new EU environmental regulation has changed the game and EU FTA environment chapters should focus more on market access barriers. Case study on Vietnam's coffee sector: academic.oup.com/jiel/advance... @thecitp.bsky.social @uktpo.org
Supporting agri-food environmental sustainability: a case study of the EU-Vietnam FTA
Abstract. The European Commission has called for its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters to support higher environm
academic.oup.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Join us for an insightful webinar on organizational standards, #trade & #netzero transition with BSI. Sign up to be part of the conversation with @emilylydgate.bsky.social, Claire Wigg, Devin McDaniels (@wto.org) & Ritwika Sengupta on Wed 7 May 2pm (BST)👉 universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Webinar on organizational standards, trade & net-zero transition with BSI, and @emilylydgate.bsky.social, Claire Wigg, Devin McDaniels (@wto.org), Ritwika Sengupta. Wed 7 May 2pm (BST). Sign up now: universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Organisational standards & emerging regulatory requirements are reshaping trade strategies & supply chains on the path to #NetZero. But for real global impact, they must be integrated into regulatory requirements & set through inclusive processes @emilylydgate.bsky.social @xinyanzhao.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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@emilylydgate.bsky.social and I write why the CPTPP may not be a hindrance to any SPS agreement between EU and UK.
Can the CPTPP prevent the UK from concluding an Agreement with the EU? Our new blog explains why it cannot: www.uktpo.org/2024/12/17/c...
January 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
How to design policies that address trade-related emissions? Our new open access article applies a trilemma between climate ambition, international equity and technical feasibility to evaluate UK Border Carbon Adjustment design: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The UK's border carbon leakage trilemma
Concern about manufacturing emissions relocating to places with lax climate regulation has led some countries, including the United Kingdom (UK), to c…
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December 18, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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Looking for some holiday reading on UK #CBAM? @emilylydgate.bsky.social's 'The UK’s Carbon Leakage trilemma' is out now - open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 18, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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Since taking office, the Labour Party has promised a "reset" in UK-EU relations. While there’s a clear change in tone, with a focus on closer cooperation in areas like defence, security & trade, how much has actually changed? Tune in to hear from our expert panel! on.soundcloud.com/ckSGbcVjstnJ...
EU-UK reset
The Labour Party promised to re-set the relationship between the UK and the EU. Now that it’s been in government for a few months - what has changed? With the new government seeing opportunities in wo
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October 23, 2024 at 9:00 AM