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This paper questions whether industries that export apply greener production techniques than non-exporters. Using an instrumental variables strategy based on UK firm level data, the authors find that exporters are up to 16 percent more likely than non-exporters to report that their green technology adoption has a "high-very high" impact on energy/materials cost reductions. Exporters are also found to be substantially more likely to state that their technology is instrumental in reducing negative environmental impacts.