Presentation
In March 2025, the European Union launched negotiations on its first Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP) with South Africa. Launched in the framework of the Clean Industrial Deal, CTIPs are meant to align EU external action and industrial policy objectives, reshape dependencies in global supply chains, foster cooperation on clean energy and clean tech with partner countries, and support regulatory cooperation. They will not replace, but rather complement existing trade agreements with a “faster, more flexible, and more targeted approach, tailored to the concrete business interests of the EU and its partners”. For a successful and effective CTIP, a shared understanding of what both parties seek to achieve is vital.
This Joint Policy Brief is published by NewClimate Institute, ECDPM, Strategic Perspectives, E3G, Europe Jacques Delors, Germanwatch and IDDRI.
