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In 2011, three institutes – the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) – jointly launched the “Sustainable Energy Trade Initiative” (SETI). The objective of SETI is to facilitate trade in sustainable energy goods and services. This paper examines one possible avenue for realizing SETI goals, namely a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement (SETA). In three parts, this paper provides an overview of the issues that need to be addressed to accomplish a SETA.