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This paper focuses on liberalizing environmental goods ( EGs) in the transport sector. The reduction or removal of trade restrictions affecting transport-related EGs supports the deployment of climate-related technologies and allows for easier and less costly access to equipment needed to make transport more sustainable. A review of a range of technology options for reducing energy use and emissions in transport reveals that negotiations on EGs may, in theory, be relevant for the implementation of only some of these technology options. This paper highlights three sets of issues: biofuels, the deployment of alternative fuel vehicles, and the role of subsidies and other incentives and their potential trade implications.