Aiming for Zero: mapping the impact of the EU's Action Plan on Pollution on its ‘green’ trade policy

The EU Action Plan 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil' (let’s call it the “ZPAP”) has the objective of:

“including pollution prevention in all relevant EU policies.”

Given the transboundary and cross-cutting nature of pollution, it’s unsurprising that many of the measures canvassed have an external dimension. Here’s an overview of how some of the pathways to ‘zero pollution’ may interact with the EU’s ‘green’ trade policy.