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The WTO Workshop on Environmental Goods, held on October 11, 2004, addressed trends in the environmental goods industry. Key discussions included the operation of environmental services, construction of infrastructure and facilities, and manufacturing of environmental technologies. Participants analyzed market maturity, industry structure, value added, and employment breakdown across various sectors. The workshop highlighted the fast growth segments, regional market trends, and issues surrounding trade liberalization in environmental products and services, emphasizing the importance of pollution prevention and technology transfer.
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WTO Workshop on Environmental Goods • Trends in the Environmental Goods Industry. October 11, 2004 Dominique DROUET RDI – Recherche Développement International drouet@rdi-consultant.com www.rdi-consultant.com WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Key Environment Industry Activities FINAL CLIENTS Businesses Public Authorities Households OPERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCTION NON – SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Value Added (or Employment) Breakdown FINAL CLIENTS Businesses Public Authorities Households OPERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 40 – 50 % CONSTRUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES 15 – 25 % ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCTION 25 – 35 % NON – SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Key Market Segments WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Market Maturity WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Industry Structure • Many SME’s niche players (most of them in a 1 to 50 Millions € revenue range) • Many large Non-Specialized Players often with a dedicatedenvironmental division • A few Specialized Groups with revenues over 1 Billion € • Limited overall sector consolidation WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Examples of Large Players WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Trends in the Global Environment Market Source : EU and EBI Data WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Fast Growth Segments (Examples) Source : EU Data WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Regional Market Trends Source : EU Data WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Shares of Environmental Markets held by Exporters Source : EU Data, 1999 estimates WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Environmental Export Market Shares Main Country of Origin – 70 HS Codes (1) Source : US - AEP WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Environmental Export Market Shares Main Country of Origin – 70 HS Codes (2) Source : US - AEP WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Developing Countries’ Export to Import Ratios Source : UNCTAD WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004
Additional Issues • The risk of primarily focusing trade liberalization on products integrated in “end of pipe” equipment • Pollution prevention and trade liberalization ; links with technology transfers • Links with trade liberalization in environmental services • Environmental technologies export plans • New market drivers WTO Workshop October 11 - 2004