Is international trade bad for the environment? Increasingly, the public debate on globalization raises concerns that global economic integration is linked to the relocation of pollution do developing countries, that it undermines the effectiveness of climate policy initiatives, or that it contributes to deforestation in the Global South, to name just a few examples. In this course, we will consider how globalization and the environment interact. The analysis will be rooted in trade theory, but complemented by empirical evidence, as well as illustrative case-studies of specific trade and environmental policies, e.g. on the environmental effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement and on the EU’s upcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Students will become equipped with an analytical toolkit to assess questions in the globalization and environment nexus in a systematic fashion.